Please see the FAQ and the archives of the mailing lists. This has come up before. It's permissions issues on your D: drive or subdirectories.
//Magnus > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paolo Petranzan > Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 1:35 PM > To: pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org > Subject: [BUGS] BUG #1734: Can't install in D:\ > > > The following bug has been logged online: > > Bug reference: 1734 > Logged by: Paolo Petranzan > Email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > PostgreSQL version: 8.0.3 > Operating system: Windows 2000 Workstation SP4 > Description: Can't install in D:\ > Details: > > I'm trying to install PostgreSQL 8.0 in > D:/Programmi/PostgreSQL, but I get this error from initdb: > > creating directory D:/Programmi/PostgreSQL/8.0/data/global > ... initdb: could not create directory > "D:/Programmi/PostgreSQL": File exists > > of course "file exists": installer just created it! > > ---------------------------(end of > broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])