postgresql installation failed

Question

I tried to install postgresql 8.4 in my windows 7 (64 bit). But it fails with following messages in log

Initialising the database cluster (this may take a few min         


        

Answer 1

I encountered an issue where a username with a space in it on windows fails the postgres installation.

To test:

• Reinstalled windows 10 home (restored)
• Made a user account without the space
• Postgres installed successfully

Very frustrating...