Error message.

[kraada]

But PostgreSQL does finish installing at that point?

[pkrjkr]

yes

[pkrjkr]

I just tried to start it in "services" again, to see if that might help. it loaded the full loading bar (which never done before) then after that, this message popped up...

[kraada]

Click Start type Event Viewer and click on it when it appears. Expand the Windows Logs and click on Application. You should see an error for PostgreSQL. Click on it and tell me what the error text says.

[pkrjkr]

Here is screen shot of few of the current error messages.

[kraada]

Click Start -> My Computer -> C: -> Program Files -> PostgreSQL. Right click the data folder and click Properties.

Click on the Security tab. If you see the postgres user, click on it and check Full Access. If you don't, click Edit, then Add, then Advanced, then Find Now. After the list populates, scroll down and find the postgres user (it'll be there). Click on it and click OK until you get back to the screen where you can check Full Access for the postgres user. Do that and click OK.

It'll update the appropriate files, then try starting the PostgreSQL service again and it should start.

[pkrjkr]

Yesss!!! thanks for your help!