Re: Installing PostgreSQL on Windows 7 64-bit system

On 05/11/10 00:50, Christopher Farah wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've read through numerous forums
> <http://forums.enterprisedb.com/posts/list/2328.page> to get past the
> following error "An error occurred executing the Microsoft VC++ runtime
> installer".
>
> As far as I can tell, the error can arise if user privileges are not
> correctly set or if a firewall or anti-virus software is interrupting
> the install. Having said that, I have tried a few work-arounds but need
> a systematic way to get this installed. Please direct me to the correct
> forums or troubleshooting required to install postgres.

http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Running_%26_Installing_PostgreSQL_On_Native_Windows#Common_installation_errors

http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Troubleshooting_Installation


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