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

In my case I've downloded McAfee removal tool MCPR (McAfee Consumer Product Removal) which cleaned up some tailings after McAfee uninstallation.

Some registry entries which previously had InprocServer32 values like 'c:\program files\common files\mcafee\systemcore\...' changed back to its original values:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{B54F3741-5B07-11cf-A4B0-00AA004A55E8}\InprocServer32\(default) = vbscript.dll
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{B54F3741-5B07-11cf-A4B0-00AA004A55E8}\InprocServer32\(default) = C:\Windows\SysWow64\vbscript.dll

After that I successfully installed PostgreSQL 9.3

Answer 2

In my case it was another application that caused the problem. Not Notepad++. To others who encounter this problem, you can diagnose it by first deleting all files in C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Local Settings\Temp so that you'll be able to find the bitrock_installer.log easily when you try installing postgresql again and view the instructions in it. Changing the (Default) key in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, .vbs section of the registry to VBSFile solved it.

Answer 3

After disabling Smad Av, it still did not work. So, I right clicked on the Smad Av tray icon and I selected 'Allow Windows-Script & Office-Macro (Permanent)' and it worked.

Answer 4

First go to registry Editor then choose HKEY_CURRENT_USER > software > Microsoft > Windows script host > setting > default > add value data to 1 and click Ok. done!

Answer 5

All the above did not work for me. I was getting an error like:

Script output: CScript Error: Windows Script Host access is disabled on this machine. Contact your administrator for details.

so after a couple of googling i found the solution: Navigate to the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows Script Host\Settings

In the right panel, you will see Enabled. If you see the entry 0, it means that the Windows Script Host access is disabled on your Windows machine.

Double Click on it and give it Value Data 1 to enable it.

A value of 1 will enable Windows Script Host A value of 0 will disable Windows Script Host.

for windows 10 navigate to

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Script Host\Settings

Answer 6

If anyone else is searching for information on this and doesn't have any luck here, you might want to look at:

http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Troubleshooting_Installation

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