PostgreSQL Community:
Having trouble finding STEP-BY-STEP and THOROUGH POSTGRESQL-WINDOWS
instructions?
Try this FAQ:
http://www.ejip.net/faq/postgresql_win_setup_faq.jsp
It is a comprehensive Windows install FAQ for PostgreSQL.
The FAQ covers the following install topics in chronological order:
1) Cygwin
2) CygIPC
3) PostgreSQL
4) pgAdmin GUI
5) JDBC
6) Orion J2EE
The last two topics are Java Specific, and are not necessary for the core PG
install.
Hope this helps, and please send comments/improvements to support(at)ejip(dot)net