Can't get demo version to work

[Another Shag]

Spent two days and still no luck. Always postgres problems. I installed the full version, but the postgres 8.3 got hung up. I had to reboot, so it never fully installed, so now I can't uninstall it (it's not in the programs list). I then installed postgres 8.4. Now, postgres doesn't work, and pokertracker always hangs. How can I start from scratch without reformatting my HD?

[WhiteRider]

Please see this post: How to reinstall Postgres.

Are you using Vista?
Make sure you have UAC disabled.
Tutorial: Vista-How to Disable 'User Account Control' (UAC)

[Another Shag]

Ok, it's a problem with my SQL - the server is reporting:
"no connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it"

I have shut down my fsecure firewall, no luck. I have opened the port on my computer; still no luck. This is very frustrating...!

[kraada]

F-secure is one of the most notorious firewalls for dealing with PostgreSQL. You need to actually completely uninstall F-Secure in order for it to work 100%.

[Another Shag]

Tada! Thanks. It worked after I did a complete uninstall. Now in the process of exporting my HH's from v2 to import into v3...

[kraada]

The good news is that PT3 imports much, much faster than PTv2 did, as you should see shortly