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alecswan wrote:
>> The old one, which overwrites 8.x can be downloaded e.g. at
>> http://xarch.tu-graz.ac.at/publ/cygwin/release/postgresql/postgresql-7.4.5-1.tar.bz2 
> 
> I am not sure what's the right way to install the tarball, so I just
> unzipped it in the root folder. However, I am getting the following error
> when running initdb:
> 
> $ initdb -D /var/db/psql-7.4.5/data/
> The program
>     /usr/bin/postgres
> needed by initdb does not belong to PostgreSQL version 7.4.5, or
> there may be a configuration problem.
> 
> What am I doing wrong?


Always install with 'setup.exe'.  Never "just unzip" a file if you don't
understand and/or aren't willing to endure the consequences.  At this point,
I'd recommend removing the files you unzipped and then uninstalling V8.x via 
'setup.exe' and installing the mentioned tarball via 'setup.exe'.  I don't
know if this will resolve all your problems or not but it is a process that
will put you back into the realm of a supported installation.


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