PostgresSQL 8.3 uninstall

[RiverRattler]

I have been using pt3 for about a week and have decided to uninstall pt3 and start clean on pt2 for awhile. The pt3 uninstall never mentioned uninstalling PostgresSQL, and I find no simple way of uninstalling it since there are no uninstall procedures and it doesn't show up in the Add/Remove Programs area. I don't want to keep it, even if it will work with pt2, so how do I uninstall PostgreSQL 8.3?

[WhiteRider]

Follow the first step of 2 of these directions:
Total uninstall/reinstall of pt3

[RiverRattler]

When I uninstalled pt3, I saw no option for uninstalling PostgreSQL (I may have missed it), but now there is no option for uninstalling it in Add/remove programs. I see that there are quite a few registry entries for PostgreSQL. If I just delete the PostgreSQL folder/subfolders, the registry entries will still be there causing more unwanted system bloat and possible problems when I reinstall pt2?

An uninstall procedure (like what would execute from Add/Remove progams) would hopefully remove the registry entries, rather than me trying to find them and figure out what to with them manually. I have found uninstall procedures for a Unix/Linux box, but nothing for a Windows (XP) machine (which obviously has a registry).

The procedure you pointed me to simply has me deleting the folder/subfolders and User, but does nothing for the registry entries without the uninstall.

Knowing the above, what do you recommend?

[WhiteRider]

I use XP too, and if I open Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs, I have a postgres entry. If you don't have that, I suspect it probably wasn't installed properly in the first place.
You may get the add/remove option back by re-installing it, but I'm not sure.
I'll see if I can get you a better answer.

[RiverRattler]

At this point, no need. I broke down and manually uninstalled. Deleted all files and folders then manually deleted all appropriate registry entries. Installed pt2 back without incident. Thanks for trying anyway....

[APerfect10]

My guess would be that's why you may have had trouble with PT3. PostgreSQL was never installed properly. There should have been an entry in your Add/Remove Programs list under your Windows Control panel. Since that was not there, I am going to venture to guess it never installed right.

Best regards,

Derek