> I am unable to start my PostgreSQL Server.
>
> When I try to start the service I am getting the error below;
>
> System Error 5 has occurred
>
> Access Denied
>
> Where could I be going wrong because it has happened to me more than one
> time and what I do is to reinstall PSQL a fresh.
>
> I need a long lasting solution so that I do not need to reinstall every now
> and then.
>
> I am running on windows 7
Any particular version of postgres? Have you looked at the replies to
similar queries that show up when you google "postgres System Error 5
has occurred"? About 134,000 results and I bet some of them have the
answer. Probably the first.
--
Ian.