I am trying to install PostgreSQL from 'postgresql-8.3-dev1.exe', but the
installation terminates with an error message saying that it could not
create a file,
Here is the last bit of 'postgresql-8.3-dev1.txt', it just might mean
something to you 'cos it does not mean anything to me.
Property(C): SourceDir = C:\Temp\
Property(C): Manufacturer = PostgreSQL Global Development Group
Property(C): ProductCode = {500426A8-729D-4CE5-964B-0D0C410206B8}
Property(C): ProductLanguage = 1033
Property(C): ProductName = PostgreSQL 8.3-dev1
Property(C): ProductVersion = 8.3
Property(C): UpgradeCode = {61560409-8BD6-4BC9-A445-3C93D51FC05D}
Property(C): INTERNALLAUNCH = 1
Property(C): UILANG = 1033
Property(C): _Title = {\Arial8Bold}
Property(C): DefaultUIFont = MSSansSerif8
Property(C): ALLUSERS = 1
Property(C): SERVICEID = pgsql-8.3-dev1
Property(C): CREATESERVICEUSER = 1
Property(C): SERVICEOK = 1
Property(C): INITDBOK = 1
Property(C): HAS_PERL = 0
Property(C): HAS_TCL = 0
Property(C): HAS_PYTHON = 0
Property(C): HAS_JAVA = 0
Property(C): NOSHORTCUTS = 0
Property(C): SKIPTSCHECK = 0
Property(C): ErrorDialog = ErrorDlg
Property(C): SecureCustomProperties =
ADMINPACK;BTREE_GIST;CHKPASS;CREATESERVICEUSER;CUBE;DBLINK;DOINITDB;DOSERVICE;EARTHDISTANCE;ENCODING;FUZZYSTRMATCH;HSTORE;INT_AGGREGATE;INT_ARRAY;INTERNALLAUNCH;ISN;LISTENPORT;LO;LOCALE;LTREE;PERMITREMOTE;PG_BUFFERCACHE;PG_FREESPACEMAP;PG_TRGM;PGCRYPTO;PGROWLOCKS;PGSTATTUPLE;PL_JAVA;PL_PERL;PL_PERLU;PL_PGSQL;PL_PYTHONU;PL_TCL;PL_TCLU;RUNSTACKBUILDER;SEG;SERVICEACCOUNT;SERVICEDOMAIN;SERVICENAME;SERVICEPASSWORD;SERVICEPASSWORDV;SKIPTSCHECK;SPI_AUTOINC;SPI_INSERT_USERNAME;SPI_MODDATETIME;SPI_REFINT;SPI_TIMETRAVEL;SSLINFO;SUPERPASSWORD;SUPERUSER;TABLEFUNC;TSEARCH2;XML2
Property(C): PackageCode = {1858FEA1-D5A1-4F9D-90F2-743EFB3667C9}
Property(C): ProductState = -1
Property(C): PackagecodeChanging = 1
Property(C): CURRENTDIRECTORY = C:\WINDOWS\system32
Property(C): CLIENTUILEVEL = 0
Property(C): CLIENTPROCESSID = 2244
Property(C): VersionDatabase = 150
Property(C): VersionMsi = 3.01
Property(C): WindowsBuild = 2600
Property(C): ServicePackLevel = 2
Property(C): ServicePackLevelMinor = 0
Property(C): MsiNTProductType = 1
Property(C): WindowsFolder = C:\WINDOWS\
Property(C): WindowsVolume = C:\
Property(C): SystemFolder = C:\WINDOWS\system32\
Property(C): System16Folder = C:\WINDOWS\system\
Property(C): RemoteAdminTS = 1
Property(C): TempFolder = C:\DOCUME~1\Falcon\LOCALS~1\Temp\
Property(C): CommonFilesFolder = C:\Program Files\Common Files\
Property(C): AppDataFolder = C:\Documents and Settings\Falcon\Application
Data\
Property(C): FavoritesFolder = C:\Documents and Settings\Falcon\Favorites\
Property(C): NetHoodFolder = C:\Documents and Settings\Falcon\NetHood\
Property(C): PersonalFolder = C:\Documents and Settings\Falcon\My Documents\
Property(C): PrintHoodFolder = C:\Documents and Settings\Falcon\PrintHood\
Property(C): RecentFolder = C:\Documents and Settings\Falcon\Recent\
Property(C): SendToFolder = C:\Documents and Settings\Falcon\SendTo\
Property(C): TemplateFolder = C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Templates\
Property(C): CommonAppDataFolder = C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Application Data\
Property(C): LocalAppDataFolder = C:\Documents and Settings\Falcon\Local
Settings\Application Data\
Property(C): MyPicturesFolder = C:\Documents and Settings\Falcon\My
Documents\My Pictures\
Property(C): AdminToolsFolder = C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start
Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools\
Property(C): StartupFolder = C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start
Menu\Programs\Startup\
Property(C): StartMenuFolder = C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start
Menu\
Property(C): DesktopFolder = C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\
Property(C): FontsFolder = C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\
Property(C): GPTSupport = 1
Property(C): OLEAdvtSupport = 1
Property(C): ShellAdvtSupport = 1
Property(C): Intel = 6
Property(C): PhysicalMemory = 503
Property(C): VirtualMemory = 844
Property(C): AdminUser = 1
Property(C): LogonUser = Falcon
Property(C): UserSID = S-1-5-21-329068152-789336058-839522115-1003
Property(C): UserLanguageID = 1033
Property(C): ComputerName = M662
Property(C): SystemLanguageID = 1033
Property(C): ScreenX = 800
Property(C): ScreenY = 600
Property(C): CaptionHeight = 19
Property(C): BorderTop = 1
Property(C): BorderSide = 1
Property(C): TextHeight = 16
Property(C): ColorBits = 32
Property(C): TTCSupport = 1
Property(C): Time = 9:52:50
Property(C): Date = 1/24/2008
Property(C): MsiWin32AssemblySupport = 5.1.2600.2180
Property(C): RedirectedDllSupport = 2
Property(C): Privileged = 1
Property(C): USERNAME = M662
Property(C): DATABASE = C:\DOCUME~1\Falcon\LOCALS~1\Temp\51384b2.msi
Property(C): OriginalDatabase = C:\Temp\postgresql-8.3-dev1-int.msi
Property(C): SOURCEDIR = C:\Temp\
Property(C): VersionHandler = 3.01
Property(C): UILevel = 5
Property(C): ACTION = INSTALL
Property(C): EXECUTEACTION = INSTALL
Property(C): ROOTDRIVE = D:\
Property(C): CostingComplete = 1
Property(C): OutOfDiskSpace = 0
Property(C): OutOfNoRbDiskSpace = 0
Property(C): PrimaryVolumeSpaceAvailable = 0
Property(C): PrimaryVolumeSpaceRequired = 0
Property(C): PrimaryVolumeSpaceRemaining = 0
Property(C): INSTALLLEVEL = 1
=== Logging stopped: 1/24/2008 9:52:50 ===
MSI (c) (C4:98) [09:52:50:204]: Note: 1: 1708
MSI (c) (C4:98) [09:52:50:204]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: Error
MSI (c) (C4:98) [09:52:50:204]: Note: 1: 2228 2: 3: Error 4: SELECT
`Message` FROM `Error` WHERE `Error` = 1708
MSI (c) (C4:98) [09:52:50:204]: Note: 1: 2205 2: 3: Error
MSI (c) (C4:98) [09:52:50:204]: Note: 1: 2228 2: 3: Error 4: SELECT
`Message` FROM `Error` WHERE `Error` = 1709
MSI (c) (C4:98) [09:52:50:204]: Product: PostgreSQL 8.3-dev1 -- Installation
failed.
MSI (c) (C4:98) [09:52:50:469]: Grabbed execution mutex.
MSI (c) (C4:98) [09:52:50:469]: Cleaning up uninstalled install packages, if
any exist
MSI (c) (C4:98) [09:52:50:500]: MainEngineThread is returning 1603
=== Verbose logging stopped: 1/24/2008 9:52:50 ===
TIA
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