Re: Problem with postgres installation

On Friday, February 17, 2006 12:50 AM, Richard Huxton
<mailto:dev(at)archonet(dot)com> wrote:

> Jim McMaster wrote:
>> I am trying to use the Windows installer for postgtes-8.0.3, for
>> Windows XP SP 2. I had installed and de-installed it previously.
>> The install fails, because the postgres user is defined on the
>> system, and I do not know the password.
>>
>> The postgres user is not visible on the Windows User Accounts panel,
>> so I cannot delete it that way. How can I get rid of the user so I
>> can reinstall postgres?
>
> From the command-prompt the "net user" command should let
> you reset the
> password/delete the user (you'll need to log in as an
> administrator to
> do so). A bit of googling should find some step-by-step instructions.

Thank you. That was the solution.

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Jim McMaster
mailto:jim(dot)mcmaster(at)gmail(dot)com