Re: BUG #5224: After upgrading from vista to windows 7, postgres services are missing

On 2/12/2009 12:57 PM, Sriram Gopalan wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference: 5224
> Logged by: Sriram Gopalan
> Email address: sriramgopalan(at)gmail(dot)com
> PostgreSQL version: 8.4.1
> Operating system: Windows 7
> Description: After upgrading from vista to windows 7, postgres
> services are missing
> Details:
>
> I recently upgraded my machine from windows vista to window 7. I had
> installed postgresql 8.4.1 on that machine and it was working great.
> However, after upgrade, I cannot even see the services related to postgres.
> When I try to connect, I get the message that postgres is not running and
> listening to its port.

In the services control panel (start -> run ->services.msc , or via
Control Panel -> Administrative Tools) can you see the postgresql
service listed?

What state is it in?

Is there anything in the Windows Error Log about PostgreSQL?

Is there anything of interest at the end of the most recent log file in
the "pg_log" subdirectory of the PostgreSQL data directory?

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Craig Ringer