Re: Installing PostgreSQL 8.3.3. on Vista

Looks like the relevant Visual C runtime library ( VC80.CRT 32 bit ) needs installing first...

Steve

On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:42:54 -0500
"Brandon Dybala" <bjd1(at)martincomp(dot)com> wrote:

> I tried installing PostgreSQL 8.3.3 on Vista Business, and initdb failed
> to start during the installer. I'd really like to make this install as
> automatic as possible since I'm installing PostgreSQL as part of my
> application installer process. It would be best if the user does not
> have to deal with any sort of configuration for Postgres. I also tried
> running the main MSI file with the graphical interface, and ran into the
> same problem. Here is the message I received first:
> Failed to run initdb: 1!
>
> I checked the initdb.log file it generated, and all it said was
> "The application has failed to start because its side-by-side
> configuration is incorrect. Please see the application event log for
> more detail."
>
> So I checked the event log, and it had the following:
>
> Log Name: Application
> Source: SideBySide
> Date: 8/28/2008 7:23:49 AM
> Event ID: 33
> Task Category: None
> Level: Error
> Keywords: Classic
> User: N/A
> Computer: VISTATEST
> Description:
> Activation context generation failed for "C:\Program
> Files\PostgreSQL\8.3\bin\initdb.exe". Dependent Assembly
> Microsoft.VC80.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a
> 1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50727.762" could not be found. Please
> use sxstrace.exe for detailed diagnosis.
> Event Xml:
> <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
> <System>
> <Provider Name="SideBySide" />
> <EventID Qualifiers="49409">33</EventID>
> <Level>2</Level>
> <Task>0</Task>
> <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
> <TimeCreated SystemTime="2008-08-28T14:23:49.000Z" />
> <EventRecordID>593</EventRecordID>
> <Channel>Application</Channel>
> <Computer>VISTATEST</Computer>
> <Security />
> </System>
> <EventData>
>
> <Data>Microsoft.VC80.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc
> 8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50727.762"</Data>
> <Data>C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.3\bin\initdb.exe</Data>
> </EventData>
> </Event>
>
> I couldn't figure out what I was supposed to do with sxstrace.exe,
> though. The usage example showed parsing a *.etl file, but I can't find
> any of these on my system.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brandon
>

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Steve Holdoway <steve(dot)holdoway(at)firetrust(dot)com>