Re: PostgreSQL-installation-problem on Windows XP Home edition

On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 02:41:09PM +0000, Richard Huxton wrote:
> Jan Christensen wrote:
> >Dear Sirs.
> >
> > I have a problem with installing PostgreSQL 8.3 on my computer
> > with Windows XP Home edition and AVG FREE antivirus 7.5.
> >
> > The installation-program asks for a installing-language and to save
> > the installation-process in a logfile. When I choose English and press
> > the button "Start", the installation-program writes the message
> > "Prepare to install" in a short period, and after that nothing is
> > happening.
> >
> > What is wrong ???
> >
> > I enclose the logfile.
>
> The error seems to be this:
>
> DEBUG: Error 2769: Custom Action GetAvailableLocales did not close 1
> MSIHANDLEs.
> The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this
> package. This may indicate a problem with this package. The error code
> is 2769. The argumens are: GetAvailableLocales, 1,
> Action ended 14:20:50: GetAvailableLocales. Return value 1.
>
> I'm guessing that you're missing some of the locale (language) files for
> your machine. Have you got anything unusual selected in your language
> settings?

That's not actually the error. That happens everywhere :-(

For some reason I couldn't view that logfile at all, but look for something
that started and never finished. This one has the "Action ended" statement
for GetAvailableLocales, my guess is that there is something further down
that has a start but no end.

(And for the record, we do close all the MSIHANDLEs, that's an API bug at
some point)

//Magnus