Re: problems with postgresql.msi (installing 8.0.2)

Hi Magnus,

You wrote:
>Try copying your MSI files to c:\temp and install from there. Sometimes
>MSI can lose track of what drives are available, but c:\temp should fit
>in any and all buffers.

I tried that, but have the same problem. I see a couple of places in
the log file where the problem might be occurring:

Here:
MSI (c) (00:E4) [11:03:54:764]: Package to be registered:
'postgresql-8.0-int.msi'
MSI (c) (00:E4) [11:03:54:764]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: Error
MSI (c) (00:E4) [11:03:54:764]: Note: 1: 2729

Or, farther along, here:
Action start 11:03:55: Welcome_Dialog.
MSI (c) (00:5C) [11:03:55:555]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: Error
MSI (c) (00:5C) [11:03:55:555]: Note: 1: 2228 2: 3: Error 4: SELECT
`Message` FROM `Error` WHERE `Error` = 2898
Info 2898. MSSansSerif8, MS Sans Serif, 0
MSI (c) (00:5C) [11:03:55:555]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: Error
MSI (c) (00:5C) [11:03:55:555]: Note: 1: 2228 2: 3: Error 4: SELECT
`Message` FROM `Error` WHERE `Error` = 2826
DEBUG: Error 2826: Control wc_bmp on dialog Welcome_Dialog extends
beyond the boundaries of the dialog on the top by 20 pixels
The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this
package. This may indicate a problem with this package. The error code
is 2826. The arguments are: Welcome_Dialog, wc_bmp, on the top
MSI (c) (00:5C) [11:03:55:555]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: Error

However, assuming that this will take a while for you to diagnose
and/or fix, can you just send me some step-by-step instructions and a
zip file with the Win32 executables, etc. (for 8.0.2) in it, so I can
manually install the right pieces, add the non-admin user account,
etc.? If you tell me what to do, I should be able to manually install
it as a service running on XP, no?

That would be very helpful and allow me to get to work with Postgres,
rather than be stuck waiting for the install issue to get resolved.

Thanks,
Brad