Unable to login to database... firewall prob?

[cea1054]

I have a new computer with Windows 7 and recently installed PT3 and have been using it with FTP. I was having some problems with the computer, which led the HP support guy to make changes in my Internet security, I believe he turned off the Windows 7 firewall but had the Norton firewall on. Now when I try to do open PT3 I get this message:
Unable to login to database (template 1). Reason: could not connect to server: Connection refused (0x0000274D/10061) Is the server running on host "local host" and accepting TCP/IP connections on port 5432?

At some point it tries to create a PostgreSQL and at another point it warns that there might be a firewall setting issue. Thanks.

[kraada]

Please take a look at our Firewall Troubleshooting Guide and make sure that PostgreSQL is allowed through your firewall.

[tizzle]

I am also having this problem, usually i just restart my computer and it generally works the next time round, however today i updated spyware doctor and its not allowing it to work. I looked at FAQs firewall trouble shooting guide and cant find the spot where i can change my "general" firewall rules for the four processes it describes.
Thankyou.

[kraada]

I'm not certain as I've never used Spyware Doctor, but if you contact their support they should be able to tell you how to do this.

[tizzle]

Since the last post of mine it worked once then stopped again, so i followed the steps from general firewall trouble shooting adding the four processes to be excepted and after many tries it is still not working.

[WhiteRider]

If you completely disable Spyware Doctor does it work?