Hello Jorge;
I was in the same place as you about a month ago. I'm running home edition
and I've got it working. Following is a quote from the email I received from
the list. (updated to reflect new RC)
Ray
>Your best bet as a new Windows user is to download the distribution from
>here which includes a complete Windows installer:
>http://pgfoundry.org/frs/?group_id=1000007
>(or more specifically, this is the latest release:
>http://pgfoundry.org/frs/download.php/95/postgresql-8.0.0-rc2.zip).
>It should prompt you for everything you need to get the database up and
>running. The documentation and pgAdmin, a graphical PostgreSQL client is
>included.
>> Hi Andreas;
>>
>> That's what I am asking. Which file should I download from the PostgreSQL
>> site to install under Windows Xp Professional? I don't pretend to install
>> the source files, I just need to install the database and the admin
>> console. Why not Linux? Well, I develop with Microsoft tools, so my OS
>> has to be Windows. And about my last question - problems with the
>> Administration Tool -, I just wanted to know if it's possible to get a
>> white paper with a description on how to install correctly the database
>> in my OS, just to avoid errors and get it working at once.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Jorge Perez
>>
>> Andreas Kretschmer wrote:
>>
>>>am 03.01.2005, um 10:49:42 -0500 mailte Jorge Pérez folgendes:
>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>I have a WXP Professional machine. This one is my first contact with
>>>>PostgreSQL, so before starting I would like to know which file should I
>>>>download and install in my machine. Where could I find a document about
>>>
>>>which version? Versions earlier 8.0 need a cygwin-environment under
>>>windows. You should install cygwin, and from the cygwin-installer you
>>>can install PostgreSQL.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>PostgreSQL installation? I already made a test before formating my
>>>>machine and reinstalling my OS last week and found some problems trying
>>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>>
>>>Why WXP, why not Linux? ;-)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>to use the PostgreSQL admin interface from my account which has admin
>>>>privileges.
>>>>
>>>
>>>For more help, the experts needs detailed error-messages.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Regards, Andreas
>>>
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