PostgreSQL 9 install on Windows: “Unable to write inside TEMP environment path.”

Question

I am attempting to install PostgreSQL 9 (postgresql-9.0.3-1-windows.exe) on my WinXP machine and get the following error at the start:

Answer 1

This is a an old thread, but I just had the same problem on windows 10:

Unable to write inside TEMP environment path

Solve by the following steps

1. Check that the problem is related to Windows Script Host.
2. From cmd run wscript.exe
3. If you get an error Windows Script Host is not enabled and you can solved it by running from cmd

Fix for Current User

REG DELETE "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Script Host\Settings" /v Enabled /f

Fix for Local Machine

REG DELETE "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Script Host\Settings" /v Enabled /f

No you can install psql