Re: Install Postgresql on Win2000 with Admin Rights

From: Craig Ringer <craig(at)postnewspapers(dot)com(dot)au>
To: Stefan Sturm <stefan(dot)s(dot)sturm(at)googlemail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Install Postgresql on Win2000 with Admin Rights
Date: 2008-03-25 10:28:39
Message-ID: 47E8D3D7.6060603@postnewspapers.com.au
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Stefan Sturm wrote:
> Hello,
>
> i copied the dll files to the system32 directory.

That's really NOT a good idea.

Win2k and up look in the executable directory for required DLLs. You
should never need to modify the system directories, and it's a really
bad idea to do so.

See:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms811694.aspx

I'm not speaking from PostgreSQL specific experience here, so maybe
there's some odd reason why it might be required for the pgsql server.
In general, though, it's a terrible idea to go messing with the windows
directory for program installs.

--
Craig Ringer

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