Hi Kanakaraju,
This is a long shot but in case "case" matters, on all my computer the
variable is "ComSpec".
And I assume you added it as a System variable...
Cheers,
George
On 13/10/2016 6:24 AM, Karre, Kanakaraju (US - Hyderabad) wrote:
I have been trying to install Postgresql server on my machine (Windows
8-64 bit version) but it is failing to install by throwing the
following error –
“_There has been an error. The environment variable COMSPEC does not
seem to point to the cmd.exe or there is a trailing semicolon
present. Please fix this variable and restart installation _.”__
__
I searched some of the forums where the solution mentioned was to add
an environment variable “COMSPEC” with the value –
“C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe”. I did this but the issue persists.
Also, there is no semicolon at the end in the value of COMSPEC variable.
I tried installing 2 versions of Postgresql but I am getting the same
error for both. The versions are as follows :
1.postgresql-9.3.14-2-windows-x64.exe
2.postgresql-9.6.0-1-windows-x64.exe
Since the COMSPEC variable is present, it got me thinking if this is a
general exception thrown while installing postgresql.
Also, are there any pre-conditions to be checked before installing the
server. Could a particular software installation be hindering the
postgresql installation (At some forums, it was suggested that the
anti-virus uninstallation solved the issue. Could this be the reason?)
Please let me know how to resolve this.
*Thanks & Regards*
*Kanakaraju*__
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