Re: Windows XP Install Problem

First go to start>>settings>>control pannal>>user account>> select advanced
tab, click advnaced button>>then click user folder and delete the postgres
user.

restart the installation and on asked for domain name password dont provide,
installation will generate it for u, make sure u note that password which
will be required in future.

With Regrds
Ashish...

----- Original Message -----
From: <operationsengineer1(at)yahoo(dot)com>
To: <pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 12:25 AM
Subject: [NOVICE] Windows XP Install Problem

> hi all,
>
> i'm trying to install pgsql 8.2.4-1 on my windows xp pro system at work.
>
> i get the following error in an "Account Error" titled dialogue box when i
> try and submit the Service Configuration (service name, account name, acct
> domain, acct pwd):
>
> "Invalid username specified: Logon failure: unknown user name or bad
> password"
>
> my account name is "postgres". i have a non admin user named postgres.
>
> does anyone have any idea how i can troubleshoot this problem?
>
> tia...
>
>
>
>
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