Only Windows Vista & Windows 7 (with UAC enabled)Ĭlick the Show processes from all users button. To confirm whether or not PostgreSQL is running hit "CTRL-ALT-DELETE" to open the Task Manager. Uncheck Launch Stack Builder at Exit and then click the Finish button. PostgreSQL should install properly and which point you will reach the Installation complete window. (If you have deleted the PostgreSQL service account and are logged into Windows as an "Administrators" account then please contact PokerTracker support) PostgreSQL requires that you have administrative privileges to properly install. You are not logged into an Administrator's account. Go back to the Deleting the PostgreSQL Service Account section in this guide then you can proceed with running the PostgreSQL installer again. You did not properly delete your previous postgres service account. Note: If during installation it fails to create the postgres service account then one of two problems occurred: PostgreSQL will then proceed with installation onto your computer. Proceed to click Next through the next three steps leaving all values as their default. Leave all other fields as the default value. Then enter the 'dbpass' Password (again). If you are installing PostgreSQL for the first time or you are not preserving an old database (you deleted your PostgreSQL directory during uninstall) then you must leave Initialize database cluster checked.įor both the Encoding (Server) and (Client) select SQL_ASCII.Įnter the default Password 'dbpass' (no quotes). Your PostgreSQL database user and password will be retained from your previous PostgreSQL installation. If you are reinstalling PostgreSQL with an existing database (you did not delete your PostgreSQL directory during uninstall) then you must uncheck Initialize database cluster. This step is very important and your action depends on whether you are preserving an existing database or creating a new database.
Make sure that Show extracted fields when complete is checked then click the Extract button.Ī new window will open displaying the directory where the extracted files are located. The Extract Compressed (Zipped) Folders wizard will open. Proceed through extracting the files by clicking Next then eventually Finish.Ĭlick Extract all files on the top ribbon. If not, you will need to extract the files from the zip utility built directly into Windows.Ĭlick "Extract all files" on the left side of the window. (If you have a third party zip utility on your computer you can extract the files using this). You cannot run the PostgreSQL installer from this compressed zip file, you must extract the contents of the zip file in order to install.ĭouble click the file that you downloaded to preview the contents of the zip file. The file that you downloaded is a compressed zip file which contains all of the files necessary to install PostgreSQL.