Re: basic download and setup questions

On Dec 16, 2004, at 12:10 PM, Afton & Ray Still wrote:

> It might be the supper user you're talking about. I aborted during
> install and haven't been able to install properly. I can't install
> unless I uncheck "install as a service" and then pgadmin won't
> connect. I've uninstalled and reinstalled a couple of times. with no
> change.

The super user I'm referring to is just the database super user where
the password is in the database. If you did not know that password, you
should be able to get a connection but then an invalid password
response. If you can't even install, then I'm would guess the problem
is with the postgres user account. This account does not have to be
postgres. Did you try a different name when you reinstalled? Also,
before you install double check the task manager (ctrl-ald-delete,
processes tab) to make sure you have no postgres.exe or postmaster.exe
processes.

You might also take a look at the FAQ and see if you find anything
helpful.

http://pginstaller.projects.postgresql.org/FAQ_windows.html

Best,

John DeSoi, Ph.D.
http://pgedit.com/
Power Tools for PostgreSQL