Re: ERROR: could not open file "pg_subtrans...

> > I have Postgres 8.1.3 running on Windows XP. I keep seeing this error in
> > the log files:
>
> Update to 8.1.3.

I'm sure Alvaro means 8.1.10..

> Better yet, update to 8.2.5, as 8.1 is unsupported on Windows.
>
> http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.865

Since we haven't released 8.3 yet, it's still suported. That said, it's still good advice since there's a reason we're dropping that support soon.

The first thing to do with an error like this, though, is to look for and remove any antivirus, antispyware or such programs.

/Magnus
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