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

it happens when Notepad++ associates .vbs file types. you can open notepad++ -> Preferences -> fileAssociation Remove the .vbs from the registered exts. Close the notepad++. Try installing Postgres again.