starting postgresql and pgadmin in windows without installation

Question

How can I start PostgreSQL and pgAdmin III in windows without installation. I do not have admin rights in a system. so I need to start the application without installing . H

Answer 1

Thank you. This worked for me. But, i was getting error while starting psql.exe

The error was "psql: FATAL : role [user] does not exist."

To resolve this, i followed the below steps:

1. Be on the same folder path (where you have initdb.exe) i.e. source-folder/pgsql/bin
2. Run "psql -U postgres". This will ask for password.
3. Now enter the password that was set during postgres intialization. This will open the psql command prompt.

Hope this helps.. :)