Installing postgres on win XP

[Anup Bordia]

I am trying to install Postgresql 8.0.3/ 8.0.2 on windows XP.

I get following error:

This installation package cannot be openned. Verify that the package exists
and that you access it, or contact the application vendor to verify that
this is a valid windows installer package.

This happens right after I click on "Start>" button after the language
choice window.

Appreciate your help.  Thanks,

Andy



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[Dave Page]

 

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> From: pgsql-hackers-win32-owner@...
> [mailto:pgsql-hackers-win32-owner@...] On Behalf
> Of Anup Bordia
> Sent: 03 August 2005 04:31
> To: pgsql-hackers-win32@...
> Subject: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Installing postgres on win XP
>
> I am trying to install Postgresql 8.0.3/ 8.0.2 on windows XP.
>
> I get following error:
>
> This installation package cannot be openned. Verify that the
> package exists
> and that you access it, or contact the application vendor to
> verify that
> this is a valid windows installer package.
>
> This happens right after I click on "Start>" button after the
> language
> choice window.

Are you running straight from Winzip? If so, extract the files to disk
first, then run it.

Regards, Dave

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[Bruce Momjian-2]

Dave Page wrote:

>  
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pgsql-hackers-win32-owner@...
> > [mailto:pgsql-hackers-win32-owner@...] On Behalf
> > Of Anup Bordia
> > Sent: 03 August 2005 04:31
> > To: pgsql-hackers-win32@...
> > Subject: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Installing postgres on win XP
> >
> > I am trying to install Postgresql 8.0.3/ 8.0.2 on windows XP.
> >
> > I get following error:
> >
> > This installation package cannot be openned. Verify that the
> > package exists
> > and that you access it, or contact the application vendor to
> > verify that
> > this is a valid windows installer package.
> >
> > This happens right after I click on "Start>" button after the
> > language
> > choice window.
>
> Are you running straight from Winzip? If so, extract the files to disk
> first, then run it.

Does anyone know why it can't install without being unzipped, and can
that be fixed?

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[Magnus Hagander]

> > > I am trying to install Postgresql 8.0.3/ 8.0.2 on windows XP.
> > >
> > > I get following error:
> > >
> > > This installation package cannot be openned. Verify that
> the package
> > > exists and that you access it, or contact the application
> vendor to
> > > verify that this is a valid windows installer package.
> > >
> > > This happens right after I click on "Start>" button after the
> > > language choice window.
> >
> > Are you running straight from Winzip? If so, extract the
> files to disk
> > first, then run it.
>
> Does anyone know why it can't install without being unzipped,
> and can that be fixed?

Yes. It contains two files, and if you just doubleclick on the file in
winzip it will only unzip one of the files.

I don't beleive that can be fixed.

//Magnus

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[Dave Page]

-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Momjian [mailto:pgman@...]
Sent: Tue 8/9/2005 6:27 PM
To: Dave Page
Cc: Anup Bordia; pgsql-hackers-win32@...
Subject: Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Installing postgres on win XP
 
>> Are you running straight from Winzip? If so, extract the files to disk
>> first, then run it.
>
> Does anyone know why it can't install without being unzipped,

Because when you double click on the file in Winzip, it seems to do strange things with what it extracts - specifically, I don't think it extracts the rest of the files in the archive like it seems to for some installers, perhaps because it doesn't recognise msi files and treat them like it might for 'setup.exe' files. In our case, it doesn't find the main installer database, so it bootstraps and gets the language, then fails when it trys to go any further.

> and can
> that be fixed?

Extract first, then run. Or get Winzip fixed.

Regards, Dave

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[Bruce Momjian-2]

Dave Page wrote:

>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Momjian [mailto:pgman@...]
> Sent: Tue 8/9/2005 6:27 PM
> To: Dave Page
> Cc: Anup Bordia; pgsql-hackers-win32@...
> Subject: Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Installing postgres on win XP
>  
> >> Are you running straight from Winzip? If so, extract the files to disk
> >> first, then run it.
> >
> > Does anyone know why it can't install without being unzipped,
>
> Because when you double click on the file in Winzip, it seems to do strange things with what it extracts - specifically, I don't think it extracts the rest of the files in the archive like it seems to for some installers, perhaps because it doesn't recognise msi files and treat them like it might for 'setup.exe' files. In our case, it doesn't find the main installer database, so it bootstraps and gets the language, then fails when it trys to go any further.
>
> > and can
> > that be fixed?
>
> Extract first, then run. Or get Winzip fixed.

I was thinking of when I open using "Open With ... Compressed (Zip)
Folders" from the XP menu --- that does not work.  It says the download
is corrupt.

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[Dave Page]

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Momjian [mailto:pgman@...]
> Sent: 09 August 2005 19:29
> To: Dave Page
> Cc: Anup Bordia; pgsql-hackers-win32@...
> Subject: Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Installing postgres on win XP
>
>
> I was thinking of when I open using "Open With ... Compressed (Zip)
> Folders" from the XP menu --- that does not work.  It says
> the download
> is corrupt.

Perhaps yours is - it works perfectly for me, having downloaded freshly
from a randomly chosen mirror.

Regards, Dave

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[Bruce Momjian-2]

Dave Page wrote:

>  
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bruce Momjian [mailto:pgman@...]
> > Sent: 09 August 2005 19:29
> > To: Dave Page
> > Cc: Anup Bordia; pgsql-hackers-win32@...
> > Subject: Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Installing postgres on win XP
> >
> >
> > I was thinking of when I open using "Open With ... Compressed (Zip)
> > Folders" from the XP menu --- that does not work.  It says
> > the download
> > is corrupt.
>
> Perhaps yours is - it works perfectly for me, having downloaded freshly
> from a randomly chosen mirror.

Ah, seems I have to click on the _second_ file in the directory for this
to work.  Can we make that file first or label is something like
"install"?

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[Dave Page]

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Momjian [mailto:pgman@...]
> Sent: 11 August 2005 14:47
> To: Dave Page
> Cc: Anup Bordia; pgsql-hackers-win32@...
> Subject: Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Installing postgres on win XP
>
> Ah, seems I have to click on the _second_ file in the
> directory for this
> to work.  Can we make that file first or label is something like
> "install"?

First/last is kinda dependent on how your copy of Winzip sorts the rows.


Besides, if you run the internal msi (the one with the -int on the
name), it should give you a message telling you to go run the other one
(it did on a quick test here). What do you see exactly?

Regards, Dave.

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[Bruce Momjian-2]

Dave Page wrote:

>  
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bruce Momjian [mailto:pgman@...]
> > Sent: 11 August 2005 14:47
> > To: Dave Page
> > Cc: Anup Bordia; pgsql-hackers-win32@...
> > Subject: Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Installing postgres on win XP
> >
> > Ah, seems I have to click on the _second_ file in the
> > directory for this
> > to work.  Can we make that file first or label is something like
> > "install"?
>
> First/last is kinda dependent on how your copy of Winzip sorts the rows.
>
>
> Besides, if you run the internal msi (the one with the -int on the
> name), it should give you a message telling you to go run the other one
> (it did on a quick test here). What do you see exactly?

The plain PostgreSQL-8.0, if run, says "The installation package could
not be opened.  Verify that the package ...".  If I click on the
PostgreSQL-8.0-int, the installer works.  This is a fresh download run
from my desktop.

This is on XP Pro.  

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[Dave Page]

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Momjian [mailto:pgman@...]
> Sent: 11 August 2005 15:01
> To: Dave Page
> Cc: pgsql-hackers-win32@...
> Subject: Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Installing postgres on win XP
>
> Dave Page wrote:
> >  
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Bruce Momjian [mailto:pgman@...]
> > > Sent: 11 August 2005 14:47
> > > To: Dave Page
> > > Cc: Anup Bordia; pgsql-hackers-win32@...
> > > Subject: Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Installing postgres on win XP
> > >
> > > Ah, seems I have to click on the _second_ file in the
> > > directory for this
> > > to work.  Can we make that file first or label is something like
> > > "install"?
> >
> > First/last is kinda dependent on how your copy of Winzip
> sorts the rows.
> >
> >
> > Besides, if you run the internal msi (the one with the -int on the
> > name), it should give you a message telling you to go run
> the other one
> > (it did on a quick test here). What do you see exactly?
>
> The plain PostgreSQL-8.0, if run, says "The installation package could
> not be opened.  Verify that the package ...".  If I click on the
> PostgreSQL-8.0-int, the installer works.  This is a fresh download run
> from my desktop.
>
> This is on XP Pro.  

Sounds like it's already installed on your machine. If that is the case,
you can directly run the -int msi and it'll go into maintenance mode,
using the language option setup by the bootstrapper on the first
invocation. On a clean machine, you cannot run the -int msi - it'll fail
with an appropriate message telling you what to do.

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[Bruce Momjian-2]

Dave Page wrote:

> > The plain PostgreSQL-8.0, if run, says "The installation package could
> > not be opened.  Verify that the package ...".  If I click on the
> > PostgreSQL-8.0-int, the installer works.  This is a fresh download run
> > from my desktop.
> >
> > This is on XP Pro.  
>
> Sounds like it's already installed on your machine. If that is the case,
> you can directly run the -int msi and it'll go into maintenance mode,
> using the language option setup by the bootstrapper on the first
> invocation. On a clean machine, you cannot run the -int msi - it'll fail
> with an appropriate message telling you what to do.

OK, I uninstalled, and tried again.  Now, for the non-int file (the
first one), I get the language selection window, but once choose Next, I
get the same error message listed above about not being opened.  If I
click on the *-int file, I do get a suggestion to run the MSI file.

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[Dave Page]

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Momjian [mailto:pgman@...]
> Sent: 11 August 2005 15:17
> To: Dave Page
> Cc: pgsql-hackers-win32@...
> Subject: Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Installing postgres on win XP
>
> Dave Page wrote:
> > > The plain PostgreSQL-8.0, if run, says "The installation
> package could
> > > not be opened.  Verify that the package ...".  If I click on the
> > > PostgreSQL-8.0-int, the installer works.  This is a fresh
> download run
> > > from my desktop.
> > >
> > > This is on XP Pro.  
> >
> > Sounds like it's already installed on your machine. If that
> is the case,
> > you can directly run the -int msi and it'll go into
> maintenance mode,
> > using the language option setup by the bootstrapper on the first
> > invocation. On a clean machine, you cannot run the -int msi
> - it'll fail
> > with an appropriate message telling you what to do.
>
> OK, I uninstalled, and tried again.  Now, for the non-int file (the
> first one), I get the language selection window, but once
> choose Next, I
> get the same error message listed above about not being opened.  If I
> click on the *-int file, I do get a suggestion to run the MSI file.

Yea, that's the expected behaviour (and is the same as Winzip). Unpack,
then run is the only safe way. Unfortunately, we cannot combine the two
files together without losing the multi-language support. It took a lot
of hoop jumping to get it to the point it is now, and it still won't
work in Japanese :-( (hence why we distribute a different copy for
Japanese users).

Regards, Dave

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