BUG #3947: Unable to Initialize Data Cluster

The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference: 3947
Logged by: Lee Ottaway
Email address: lee(at)fusionsoftwareuk(dot)co(dot)uk
PostgreSQL version: 8.3.0
Operating system: Vista Home Premium
Description: Unable to Initialize Data Cluster
Details:

There appears to a problem installing the new 8.3 installer package. We've
only tested it on Vista so far but it definitely doesn't. At the point that
it has to initialize the data cluster it reports an error when doint initdb
= 1 with "The application has failed to start because its side-by-side
configuration is incorrect. Please see the application event log for more
detail."

If we set the application log to detailed it writes the following at the end
"Action 16:40:01: RunInitdb. Initializing database cluster (this may take a
minute or two)...
MSI (s) (F8:EC) [16:40:01:936]: Executing op:
CustomActionSchedule(Action=RunInitdb,ActionType=3073,Source=BinaryData,Targ
et=_RunInitdb(at)4,CustomActionData=1033;C:\pgSQL\;C:\pgSQL\data\;C:\pgSQL\shar
e\;5432;1;English_United
Kingdom;WIN1252;admin;fsadmin;LeePC;bridgeit_sa;fsadmin;;)
MSI (s) (F8:BC) [16:40:01:951]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL:
C:\Windows\Installer\MSI8C97.tmp, Entrypoint: _RunInitdb(at)4
MSI (c) (A8:88) [16:40:02:123]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: Error
MSI (c) (A8:88) [16:40:02:123]: Note: 1: 2228 2: 3: Error 4: SELECT
`Message` FROM `Error` WHERE `Error` = 2835
DEBUG: Error 2835: The control ErrorIcon was not found on dialog ErrorDlg
The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this package.
This may indicate a problem with this package. The error code is 2835. The
arguments are: ErrorIcon, ErrorDlg,"

This error occurs whether we use the command line "msiexec /i
postgresql-8.3-int.msi /qr INTERNALLAUNCH=1 ADDLOCAL=server,psql,pgadmin
DOSERVICE=1 PERMITREMOTE=1 DOINITDB=1 ENCODING=WIN1252 CREATESERVICEUSER=1
SERVICEDOMAIN="%COMPUTERNAME%" SERVICEACCOUNT="bridgeit_sa"
SERVICEPASSWORD="fsadmin" SERVICENAME="BridgeIT pgSQL Service"
LISTENPORT=5432 SUPERUSER="admin" SUPERPASSWORD="fsadmin" NOSHORTCUTS=1
BASEDIR="%SYSTEMDRIVE%\pgSQL"
or if we use your own installer.

I can also confirm that 8.2.5 installs with exactly the same settings with
no problem.

Any ideas?

Regards

Lee Ottaway
Fusion Software (UK) Ltd