Luis, sad sad story. PostgreSQL on Windows is very challenged by LSP-Applications running on the same machine.
LSP = Layered Service Provider That my be Antivir Software, or on my machine it was "CoolSpot personal ID", an age verification system to see adult content. Please check the extensive FAQ of the installer to also find a link to a tool to check, if this may be the prob. on your computer. Harald > "Failed to connect to database. Contrib files are installed, but are not > activated in any databases." > "server closed the connection unexpectedly -- GHUM Harald Massa Harald Armin Massa Reinsburgstraße 202b 70197 Stuttgart 0173/9409607 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])