Re: BUG #4771: Postgres wont start

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Christine Penner wrote:
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference: 4771
> Logged by: Christine Penner
> Email address: christinep(at)telus(dot)net
> PostgreSQL version: 8.3.7
> Operating system: Vista
> Description: Postgres wont start
> Details:
>
> I have had Postgres running and working on the computer for about a month. A
> week ago I started and realized that the Postgres service was not started. I
> started it and it worked fine. Today I started up and again Postgres has not
> started. I have tried again and again to start it but it won't start. I have
> restarted my computer 3 times, shut down programs running that may interfere
> but still nothing.
>
> I can't find a log file that will give me more info on why it won't start.
>

what is the Error you are getting ?

go to bin folder of postgres and try to start using pg_ctl

like :- pg_ctl -D c:/postgres/8.3/...path upto data folder START

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