On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 7:59 AM, Thomas Kellerer <spam_eater(at)gmx(dot)net> wrote:
>
> But still: I think it is a much better strategy to *not* put the data dir
> into the program directory.
>
Microsoft abandoned that model after W95/98/(ME?). A new model came
out in Win2000, but rarely followed. MS got out the big ruler and
whacked peoples knuckles in Vista. That's why Vista is giving
everyone fits.
%ALLUSERSPROFILE% or %APPDATA% gives the proper starting locations for
storing data. Unfortunately it seems like most Windows developers
didn't get the memo, so it's not a unique issue to pgsql.