Re: BUG #5632: won't unistall properly

Robert Koch wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference: 5632
> Logged by: Robert Koch
> Email address: Expendable(at)AEMail4u(dot)com
> PostgreSQL version: 8.4.4-1
> Operating system: Windows 2000 Pro
> Description: won't unistall properly
> Details:
>
> When installing, PostgreSQL fails to create an entry in Windows' Add/Remove
> Programs feature. One can remove the files and directories by hand, but the
> System Registry features about a couple dozen entries for PostgreSQL, some
> of which regedit.exe cannot remove.
>
> A cleaner uninstall feature is necessary.
>
> Similarly, the bundled versions of Apache and phpBB leave fingerprints in
> the registry when being removed by hand, as necessitated by their absence
> from the approved Add/Remove Programs method.

I know the Add/Remove Programs link gets created on XP; in fact this is
the first reported failure we have heard about this. Where did you get
the Postgres download from?

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