Re: PGSQL 8.0.1 Win 2K Installation Problem

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I don't use PostgreSQL in Windows, I was just merely verifying that
this guy isn't the only one having this kind of problem, and yes this
is a Mac. I run my PostgreSQL db in Solaris, Linux and Mac OS X :-)

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Jonel Rienton
http://blogs.road14.com
Software Developer, *nix Advocate
On Feb 20, 2005, at 7:55 AM, Magnus Hagander wrote:

> I assume this is also VirtuaL PC on the mac, right? I've been using
> VirtualPC on the PC for a lot of th dev work on the intaller, and it
> should certaily work there..
>
> Does this only occur with win2k, or does it also occur with
> XP/2003/whatever?
>
> In the end I doubt there is much we can do, it seems to be an issue of
> Virtual PC not being close enough to a PC.
>
> //Magnus
>
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>> From: pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org
>> [mailto:pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Jonel Rienton
>> Sent: den 20 februari 2005 00:52
>> To: postgres list
>> Cc: sdownie@myway.com
>> Subject: Re: [GENERAL] PGSQL 8.0.1 Win 2K Installation Problem
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>> just to let you know, i got the same error message when i tried it on
>> my win2k inistall emulated by Virtual PC 7.
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>> Jonel Rienton
>> http://blogs.road14.com
>> Software Developer, *nix Advocate
>> On Feb 19, 2005, at 1:14 PM, S.D. wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I downloaded the PostGreSQL Windows installer from another FTP site
>>> but I still ended up with the same arcane error message when I tried
>>> to install PostGreSQL 8.0.1 on W2K running inside Virtual PC 6
>>> (Macintosh).
>>>
>>> I then ran the installer on a "real" computer (Athlon 1900 running
>>> W2K) and the installation went as advertised.
>>>
>>> So I've got to believe that there is some bug that results from the
>>> interaction of the PostGreSQL installer and the chip set emulated by
>>> Virtual PC 6. If I'm the first person to attempt to install
>> PostGreSQL
>>> 8.0.1 in that environment, then I guess this is a bug report. :-)
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Scott
>>>
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