Query slower on 8.0.3 (Windows) vs 7.3 (cygwin)

I currently have a Postgres 7.3 database running under WIN2K using cygwin
and want to move to Postgres 8.0.3 (native windows version).
I am finding most simple queries are significantly faster on the native
windows version compared to 7.3 (under cygwin).
However, for a complex query, that involve multiple JOINs, the 7.3 version
is actually faster (about 2X faster).

The query that I am running was optimized to run under 7.3. It was
specifically modified to control the planner with explicit JOINs.
When I run the same query on the 8.0.3 version with the join_collapse_limit
set to 1 the query is slower.

Can someone tell me why setting the join_collapse_limit to 1 in the 8.0
version does not produce similar results to the 7.3 version?
Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can do? Do I have to rewrite the
query?


Here are the results of an explain analyze on the query.

Explain analyze Postgres 7.3 running on WIN2K using cygwin.

Hash Join  (cost=21808.27..1946264.80 rows=2982 width=1598) (actual
time=2186.00..2320.00 rows=50 loops=1)
   Hash Cond: ("outer".doc_internalparentomxref = "inner".doc_documentid)
   ->  Hash Join  (cost=20948.78..1945323.29 rows=2982 width=1534) (actual
time=2110.00..2227.00 rows=50 loops=1)
         Hash Cond: ("outer".doc_internalrootxref = "inner".doc_documentid)
         ->  Hash Join  (cost=20089.29..1944381.79 rows=2982 width=1484)
(actual time=2067.00..2179.00 rows=50 loops=1)
               Hash Cond: ("outer".doc_documentid = "inner".doc_documentid)
               Join Filter: ("inner".dc_doccontacttype = 'FROM'::character
varying)
               ->  Hash Join  (cost=7455.14..1928613.59 rows=2982
width=1138) (actual time=1216.00..1539.00 rows=50 loops=1)
                     Hash Cond: ("outer".doc_documentid =
"inner".doc_documentid)
                     Join Filter: ("inner".dc_doccontacttype =
'TO'::character varying)
                     ->  Hash Join  (cost=183.49..1918519.06 rows=2860
width=792) (actual time=64.00..301.00 rows=50 loops=1)
                           Hash Cond: ("outer".doc_documentid =
"inner".doc_documentid)
                           ->  Seq Scan on document finaldoc
(cost=0.00..1918256.94 rows=2860 width=717) (actual time=13.00..254.00
rows=50 loops=1)
                                 Filter: (subplan)
                                 SubPlan
                                   ->  Materialize  (cost=335.27..335.27
rows=50 width=160) (actual time=0.00..0.01 rows=50 loops=5719)
                                         ->  Limit  (cost=0.00..335.27
rows=50 width=160) (actual time=3.00..8.00 rows=50 loops=1)
                                               ->  Nested Loop
(cost=0.00..38347.95 rows=5719 width=160) (actual time=3.00..8.00 rows=51
loops=1)
                                                     ->  Merge Join
(cost=0.00..3910.14 rows=5719 width=120) (actual time=3.00..3.00 rows=51
loops=1)
                                                           Merge Cond:
("outer".doc_documentid = "inner".doc_documentid)
                                                           ->  Index Scan
using pk_document on document doc  (cost=0.00..3256.48 rows=5719 width=80)
(actual time=1.00..1.00 rows=51 loops=1)
                                                           ->  Index Scan
using pk_folder_document on folder_document  (cost=0.00..553.91 rows=5719
width=40) (actual time=2.00..2.00 rows=51 loops=1)
                                                     ->  Index Scan using
pk_document on document root  (cost=0.00..6.01 rows=1 width=40) (actual
time=0.10..0.10 rows=1 loops=51)
                                                           Index Cond:
("outer".doc_internalrootxref = root.doc_documentid)
                           ->  Hash  (cost=169.19..169.19 rows=5719
width=75) (actual time=31.00..31.00 rows=0 loops=1)
                                 ->  Seq Scan on folder_document
(cost=0.00..169.19 rows=5719 width=75) (actual time=0.00..11.00 rows=5719
loops=1)
                     ->  Hash  (cost=1328.80..1328.80 rows=34280 width=346)
(actual time=846.00..846.00 rows=0 loops=1)
                           ->  Seq Scan on doccontact dcto
(cost=0.00..1328.80 rows=34280 width=346) (actual time=0.00..175.00
rows=34280 loops=1)
               ->  Hash  (cost=1328.80..1328.80 rows=34280 width=346)
(actual time=445.00..445.00 rows=0 loops=1)
                     ->  Seq Scan on doccontact dcfrom  (cost=0.00..1328.80
rows=34280 width=346) (actual time=0.00..223.00 rows=34280 loops=1)
         ->  Hash  (cost=845.19..845.19 rows=5719 width=50) (actual
time=42.00..42.00 rows=0 loops=1)
               ->  Seq Scan on document root  (cost=0.00..845.19 rows=5719
width=50) (actual time=0.00..2.00 rows=5719 loops=1)
   ->  Hash  (cost=845.19..845.19 rows=5719 width=64) (actual
time=73.00..73.00 rows=0 loops=1)
         ->  Seq Scan on document parentom  (cost=0.00..845.19 rows=5719
width=64) (actual time=0.00..30.00 rows=5719 loops=1)
   SubPlan
     ->  Limit  (cost=0.00..5.56 rows=1 width=40) (actual time=0.06..0.06
rows=0 loops=50)
           ->  Result  (cost=0.00..7.20 rows=1 width=40) (actual
time=0.06..0.06 rows=0 loops=50)
                 One-Time Filter: ($0 = true)
                 ->  Index Scan using documentevent_index on documentevent
de  (cost=0.00..7.20 rows=1 width=40) (actual time=0.07..0.07 rows=0
loops=44)
                       Index Cond: (($1 = doc_documentid) AND
(de_processedflag = false) AND (de_documenteventstatus = 'ERROR'::character
varying))
     ->  Limit  (cost=0.00..3.86 rows=1 width=40) (actual time=0.10..0.10
rows=0 loops=50)

Explain analyze Postgres 8.0.3 running natively under WIN2K.

Hash IN Join  (cost=5293.09..7121.89 rows=50 width=1369) (actual
time=1062.000..5558.000 rows=50 loops=1)
   Hash Cond: (("outer".doc_documentid)::text =
("inner".doc_documentid)::text)
   ->  Hash Left Join  (cost=4798.24..6199.29 rows=5741 width=1369) (actual
time=751.000..4236.000 rows=5719 loops=1)
         Hash Cond: (("outer".doc_internalparentomxref)::text =
("inner".doc_documentid)::text)
         ->  Hash Left Join  (cost=3956.48..5271.41 rows=5741 width=1345)
(actual time=541.000..3105.000 rows=5719 loops=1)
               Hash Cond: (("outer".doc_internalrootxref)::text =
("inner".doc_documentid)::text)
               ->  Hash Left Join  (cost=3114.72..4343.53 rows=5741
width=1335) (actual time=501.000..2313.000 rows=5719 loops=1)
                     Hash Cond: (("outer".doc_documentid)::text =
("inner".doc_documentid)::text)
                     ->  Hash Left Join  (cost=1649.92..2721.09 rows=5741
width=1039) (actual time=180.000..1342.000 rows=5719 loops=1)
                           Hash Cond: (("outer".doc_documentid)::text =
("inner".doc_documentid)::text)
                           ->  Hash Left Join  (cost=185.13..1098.65
rows=5741 width=743) (actual time=40.000..592.000 rows=5719 loops=1)
                                 Hash Cond: (("outer".doc_documentid)::text
= ("inner".doc_documentid)::text)
                                 ->  Seq Scan on document finaldoc
(cost=0.00..827.41 rows=5741 width=708) (actual time=0.000..41.000 rows=5719
loops=1)
                                 ->  Hash  (cost=170.70..170.70 rows=5770
width=75) (actual time=40.000..40.000 rows=0 loops=1)
                                       ->  Seq Scan on folder_document
(cost=0.00..170.70 rows=5770 width=75) (actual time=0.000..10.000 rows=5719
loops=1)
                           ->  Hash  (cost=1450.50..1450.50 rows=5718
width=336) (actual time=140.000..140.000 rows=0 loops=1)
                                 ->  Seq Scan on doccontact dcto
(cost=0.00..1450.50 rows=5718 width=336) (actual time=0.000..130.000
rows=5718 loops=1)
                                       Filter: ((dc_doccontacttype)::text =
'TO'::text)
                     ->  Hash  (cost=1450.50..1450.50 rows=5718 width=336)
(actual time=321.000..321.000 rows=0 loops=1)
                           ->  Seq Scan on doccontact dcfrom
(cost=0.00..1450.50 rows=5718 width=336) (actual time=10.000..291.000
rows=5718 loops=1)
                                 Filter: ((dc_doccontacttype)::text =
'FROM'::text)
               ->  Hash  (cost=827.41..827.41 rows=5741 width=50) (actual
time=40.000..40.000 rows=0 loops=1)
                     ->  Seq Scan on document root  (cost=0.00..827.41
rows=5741 width=50) (actual time=0.000..30.000 rows=5719 loops=1)
         ->  Hash  (cost=827.41..827.41 rows=5741 width=64) (actual
time=210.000..210.000 rows=0 loops=1)
               ->  Seq Scan on document parentom  (cost=0.00..827.41
rows=5741 width=64) (actual time=0.000..160.000 rows=5719 loops=1)
   ->  Hash  (cost=494.73..494.73 rows=50 width=42) (actual
time=261.000..261.000 rows=0 loops=1)
         ->  Subquery Scan "IN_subquery"  (cost=185.13..494.73 rows=50
width=42) (actual time=101.000..261.000 rows=50 loops=1)
               ->  Limit  (cost=185.13..494.23 rows=50 width=40) (actual
time=101.000..261.000 rows=50 loops=1)
                     ->  Nested Loop Left Join  (cost=185.13..35676.18
rows=5741 width=40) (actual time=101.000..261.000 rows=50 loops=1)
                           ->  Hash Left Join  (cost=185.13..1098.65
rows=5741 width=80) (actual time=91.000..91.000 rows=50 loops=1)
                                 Hash Cond: (("outer".doc_documentid)::text
= ("inner".doc_documentid)::text)
                                 ->  Seq Scan on document doc
(cost=0.00..827.41 rows=5741 width=80) (actual time=10.000..10.000 rows=50
loops=1)
                                 ->  Hash  (cost=170.70..170.70 rows=5770
width=40) (actual time=81.000..81.000 rows=0 loops=1)
                                       ->  Seq Scan on folder_document
(cost=0.00..170.70 rows=5770 width=40) (actual time=10.000..61.000 rows=5719
loops=1)
                           ->  Index Scan using pk_document on document root
(cost=0.00..6.01 rows=1 width=40) (actual time=3.400..3.400 rows=1 loops=50)
                                 Index Cond:
(("outer".doc_internalrootxref)::text = (root.doc_documentid)::text)
   SubPlan
     ->  Limit  (cost=0.00..1.96 rows=1 width=40) (actual time=0.400..0.400
rows=0 loops=50)
           ->  Seq Scan on followup_document fd  (cost=0.00..3.91 rows=2
width=40) (actual time=0.400..0.400 rows=0 loops=50)
                 Filter: (($1)::text = (doc_documentid)::text)
     ->  Limit  (cost=0.00..6.01 rows=1 width=40) (actual
time=17.620..17.620 rows=0 loops=50)
           ->  Result  (cost=0.00..6.01 rows=1 width=40) (actual
time=17.620..17.620 rows=0 loops=50)
                 One-Time Filter: ($0 = true)
                 ->  Index Scan using documentevent_index on documentevent
de  (cost=0.00..6.01 rows=1 width=40) (actual time=28.419..28.419 rows=0
loops=31)
                       Index Cond: ((($1)::text = (doc_documentid)::text)
AND (de_processedflag = false) AND ((de_documenteventstatus)::text =
'ERROR'::text))
 Total runtime: 5558.000 ms