Re: Strange error in Windows 10 Pro

Thanks to Moreno and Igor for the Event Viewer suggestions.  Here are a
few lines of log file where they differ between a good install and a bad
incomplete install.  The good install was from my Shop PC with Windows
10 Pro.

BTW, I had success with another Dell PC with Win 10 Pro about 4 months
ago.  This problem appears to be a one-off.

Good Install:
/Called AclCheck(C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data)//
//Called IsVistaOrNewer()...//
//    'winmgmts' object initialized...//
//    Version:10.//
//    MajorVersion:10//
//Executing icacls to ensure the SHOP-PC\Dale account can read the path
C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data//
//    Executing batch file 'rad0510A.bat'...//
//    processed file: C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data//
//Successfully processed 1 files; Failed processing 0 files/

Bad Install:
/Called AclCheck(D:\PostgreSQL\9.6\data)//
//Called IsVistaOrNewer()...//
//    'winmgmts' object initialized...//
//    Version:10.//
//    MajorVersion:10//
//Executing icacls to ensure the WINDOWS-6BEGVO1\don king account can
read the path D:\PostgreSQL\9.6\data//
//    Executing batch file 'rad6DBC7.bat'...//
//
/Notice the last four lines of the *Good Install* vs the last two lines
of the *Bad Install*.  There is no indication of processing, or whether
it was successful or not in the bad install.

As you can see, I even took Igor's suggestion to install in a non-system
(Program Files) path, to no success.

Again, not sure what to do.  Open for suggestions...  I'm almost ready
to call Dell and complain about a "bad" Win 10 Pro install.

Dale
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On 4/23/2018 9:54 AM, Moreno Andreo wrote:
> Il 21/04/2018 22:35, Adrian Klaver ha scritto:
>> On 04/21/2018 01:08 PM, Dale Seaburg wrote:
>>> Thanks Adrian for the suggestion of running the installer with Admin
>>> rights.  Unfortunately, I get the same results.  It appears that all
>>> of the folders within C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6 path are
>>> created, and populated, BUT, when the items in the *data* folder are
>>> to be created, or copied into, it leaves an error message as noted
>>> previously. The *data* folder is empty.
>>>
>>> It's almost as if the PC is missing a critical .dll needed in the
>>> *data* folder filling function (my guess).
>>>
>>> Again, I am at a loss as to what to do.
>>
>> Have you looked at the system logs e.g. Event Viewer?
>
> If you look in %temp%", there should be one or more files named
> "bitrock_installer" or something similar (search for "bitrock"),
> that's the setup log with what's went good and what not.
> Another hint I had since 9.1 times (it was 2012, I guess) was to avoid
> installing Postgres under system folders (c:\program files, c:\users,
> and so on) because in some cases there could be some nasty
> behaviors... try installing on something like c:\PG96...
>
> HTH
> Cheers,
> Moreno.-
>
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