> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim McMaster
> Sent: 17 February 2006 02:32
> To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
> Subject: [GENERAL] Problem with postgres installation
> 
> I am trying to use the Windows installer for postgtes-8.0.3, 
> for Windows XP
> SP 2.  I had installed and de-installed it previously.  The 
> install fails,
> because the postgres user is defined on the system, and I do 
> not know the
> password.
> 
> The postgres user is not visible on the Windows User Accounts 
> panel, so I
> cannot delete it that way.  How can I get rid of the user so 
> I can reinstall
> postgres?

From a command prompt:

net user <username> /delete

Regards, Dave

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