En, I have that damm problem sloved. Are you using a Non-English Version of Windows? for example, JPN, CHS? If you install your PSQL in an Asian-language windows, be sure that "local" settings should be setted manualy to a supported language, English-USA is good.
this is the errmsg when you're using default local settings: Running the post-installation/upgrade actions: Delete the temporary scripts directory... Write the base directory to the ini file... Write the version number to the ini file... Initialising the database cluster (this may take a few minutes)... Executing cscript Script exit code: 0 Script output: Ensuring we can write to the data directory (using cacls): 数据无效。 The files belonging to this database system will be owned by user "GoldenHawk". This user must also own the server process. The database cluster will be initialized with locale Chinese_People's Republic of China.936. initdb: could not find suitable text search configuration for locale Chinese_People's Republic of China.936 The default text search configuration will be set to "simple". fixing permissions on existing directory D:/PSQLDATA ... ok creating subdirectories ... ok selecting default max_connections ... 100 selecting default shared_buffers ... 32MB creating configuration files ... ok creating template1 database in D:/PSQLDATA/base/1 ... ok initializing pg_authid ... FATAL: database locale is incompatible with operating system DETAIL: The database was initialized with LC_COLLATE "Chinese_Peoples Republic of China.936", which is not recognized by setlocale(). HINT: Recreate the database with another locale or install the missing locale. child process exited with exit code 1 initdb: removing contents of data directory "D:/PSQLDATA" Granting service account access to the data directory (using cacls): 处理的目录: D:\PSQLDATA initcluster.vbs ran to completion Script stderr: Configuring database server startup... Executing cscript Script exit code: 0 Script output: startupcfg.vbs ran to completion Script stderr: -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/BUG--4785%3A-Installation-fails-tp23323059p24456184.html Sent from the PostgreSQL - bugs mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Sent via pgsql-bugs mailing list (pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-bugs