Windows Dependency Issue

Hello,

We have a windows-based server that uses postgres (8.1) as the db. We use a 'silent install' to install postgres as a windows service. Our server is then installed as a service with a dependency on postgres.

As seen in other posts, to ensure that postgres starts up before the server starts, one should use the pg_ctl command with the '-w' flag. When installed as a service, the '-w' flag isn't set.

My question - is there a way to set this '-w' flag through the silent install process? Or is there another way to accomplish this without requiring the user to set this after the installation process?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Pete