Re: BUG #1416: Win Installer doesn't grab registry settings.

>The following bug has been logged online:
>
>Bug reference: 1416
>Logged by: Joseph Donahue
>Email address: joseph(at)odonahue(dot)com
>PostgreSQL version: 8.0
>Operating system: Win2K SP4
>Description: Win Installer doesn't grab registry settings.
>Details:
>
>When upgrading from an 8 beta to the 8.0 release, the installer wizard
>presented the service configuration page with default values.
>Normally, an
>MSI script will check the registry for previous installations
>and adjust
>accordingly. This page at the very least should have been
>filled in with
>values already present in the registry. An even better
>approach would have
>been detection of the previous installation and presentation
>of a different
>screen indicating that detection and offering the option of
>upgrading using
>the current registry set.

The beta is seen as a completely different version, intended to be
capable of side-by-side installation. If we defaulted to where the other
one is installed, there is a risk of conflicting files.

That said, for 8.0.1 we are hoping to have a better upgrade path in
place, but it's not certain.

//Magnus