| From: | Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> |
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| To: | Craig Ringer <craig(at)postnewspapers(dot)com(dot)au> |
| Cc: | Jeffrey Ottery <jeffrey(dot)ottery(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Unable to uninstall postgres from Add/Remove programs |
| Date: | 2010-04-09 08:08:07 |
| Message-ID: | y2y937d27e11004090108lbbd9b0c1w8bcbf512efa91eaa@mail.gmail.com |
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On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 3:47 AM, Craig Ringer
<craig(at)postnewspapers(dot)com(dot)au> wrote:
> On 8/04/2010 2:01 PM, Jeffrey Ottery wrote:
>>
>> Running Windows XP Pro. Have been successfully using and deploying
>> postgres for 2 years.
>>
>> When I try to Uninstall PostgreSQL 8.3 using Windows Add/Remove
>> Programs I get this message:
>>
>> Service "PostgreSQL Database Server 8.3' (pgsql-8.3) failed to start.
>> Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system services.
>
> One must wonder why the uninstaller wants to *start* the postgresql service.
>
> I don't suppose you know whether you installed with the "One Click"
> installer or the msi installer from postgresql.org ? If there's no reference
> to EnterpriseDB anywhere in the documentation and the Start menu entry for
> PostgreSQL doesn't have a "StackBuilder" it's probably the MSI installer.
The MSI installer has StackBuilder. Judging by the service name, I'd
guess this was the MSI.
--
Dave Page
EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com
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