Re: PgAdmin III fail to install on Windows 8 (64bit)

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On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 1:08 PM, Nenad <nenad007@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have enabled the Log, do you know where the problem can be?
> I noticed ROOTDRIVE = H:\ which is a USB Backupdrive.

I don't see anything else odd except that. The installer doesn't set
that itself though - the Windows installer service does, so quite why
it's wrong I have no idea. You might try temporarily disconnecting the
drive and then running the installation.

> ...
> Property(C): MsiRunningElevated = 1
> Property(C): Privileged = 1
> Property(C): USERNAME = admin
> Property(C): DATABASE = c:\Temp\pgadmin3-1.16.1\pgadmin3.msi
> Property(C): OriginalDatabase = c:\Temp\pgadmin3-1.16.1\pgadmin3.msi
> Property(C): SOURCEDIR = c:\Temp\pgadmin3-1.16.1\
> Property(C): VersionHandler = 5.00
> Property(C): UILevel = 5
> Property(C): ACTION = INSTALL
> Property(C): EXECUTEACTION = INSTALL
> Property(C): ROOTDRIVE = H:\
> Property(C): CostingComplete = 1
> Property(C): OutOfDiskSpace = 0
> Property(C): OutOfNoRbDiskSpace = 0
> Property(C): PrimaryVolumeSpaceAvailable = 0
> Property(C): PrimaryVolumeSpaceRequired = 0
> Property(C): PrimaryVolumeSpaceRemaining = 0
> Property(C): INSTALLLEVEL = 1
> === Logging stopped: 27.12.2012  13:56:29 ===
> MSI (c) (E8:94) [13:56:29:512]: Note: 1: 1708
> MSI (c) (E8:94) [13:56:29:512]: Note: 1: 2205 2:  3: Error
> MSI (c) (E8:94) [13:56:29:512]: Note: 1: 2228 2:  3: Error 4: SELECT
> `Message` FROM `Error` WHERE `Error` = 1708
> MSI (c) (E8:94) [13:56:29:512]: Note: 1: 2205 2:  3: Error
> MSI (c) (E8:94) [13:56:29:512]: Note: 1: 2228 2:  3: Error 4: SELECT
> `Message` FROM `Error` WHERE `Error` = 1709
> MSI (c) (E8:94) [13:56:29:512]: Product: pgAdmin III 1.16 -- Installation
> failed.
>
> MSI (c) (E8:94) [13:56:29:513]: Windows Installer installed the product.
> Product Name: pgAdmin III 1.16. Product Version: 1.16. Product Language:
> 1033. Manufacturer: The pgAdmin Development Team. Installation success or
> error status: 1603.
>
> MSI (c) (E8:94) [13:56:29:513]: Grabbed execution mutex.
> MSI (c) (E8:94) [13:56:29:513]: Cleaning up uninstalled install packages, if
> any exist
> MSI (c) (E8:94) [13:56:29:514]: MainEngineThread is returning 1603
> === Verbose logging stopped: 27.12.2012  13:56:29 ===
>
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 1:01 PM, Dave Page <dpage@pgadmin.org> wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 25, 2012 at 6:56 PM, Nenad <nenad007@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > Can anyone told me how I can install PgAdmin III on Windows 8 (64bit),
>> > the
>> > install fails with:
>> >
>> > pgAdmin III 1.16 Setup Wizard ended prematurely because of an error.
>> >
>> > I have tried PgAdmin III 1.16.1 and 1.14.3.
>>
>> It works fine for me. You might want to try running the installation
>> manually, with logging enabled. See
>> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc759262(v=ws.10).aspx for
>> more info on how to do that.
>>
>> --
>> Dave Page
>> Blog: http://pgsnake.blogspot.com
>> Twitter: @pgsnake
>>
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>
>



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