[Please keep messages CC'd to the list] On Feb 10, 2008 4:25 PM, Fusion Software (UK) Ltd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Just to update you on the latest. It appears that although we can get 8.3.0 > to install by installing the Visual C++ 2005 msi first, although it appears > to work fine when its first installed with the service starting and > everything, once you turn the PC off and then on again the service refuses > to start. It doesn't matter what we do with pg_hba.conf it will not start > and eventually dies with an Error 1053 "The service did not respond to the > start or control request in a timely fashion". It's odd because when you > first install the service runs just fine, but once you stop it and try to > restart it won't have it.
Well that's really bizarre - basically what you're saying is that the Microsoft installer for the VC++ runtimes leaves the system in such a state that the installation is effectively lost following a reboot. Is this machine on a domain with any group policies or similar? I assume you're running the installations as Administrator? > So it looks like for the time being we're going to be stuck with using 8.2. > We can't afford to go to sites and install knowing this might happen. Quite understood - obviously we're pretty keen to fix it as well. Did you try any of the beta or RC releases? -- Dave Page EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Oracle-compatible database company ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
