On Wed, 2009-02-18 at 19:58 -0800, Mike Christensen wrote:
> I have two questions actually..
> 
> First off, is there a way to remove a database if the postgres.exe 
> service won't start?  It seems if I just delete the data\base\xxxxx 
> directory, then postgres will crash.  Is there a way to drop a DB that 
> prevents postgres.exe from starting?
> 

What happens if you start postgresql in single user mode?

> Second question, if I just re-install postgres and create a fresh new 
> instance, is there a way to import my old data files back into the 
> database?  Thanks!
> 
> Mike
> 
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