The following bug has been logged online: Bug reference: 3804 Logged by: Juergen Zimmermann Email address: Juergen.Zimmermann@HS-Karlsruhe.de PostgreSQL version: 8.3 beta4 Operating system: Windows XP Prof. SP2 Description: initdb.exe cannot be started Details: I wanted to install PG 8.3beta4 with just the ZIP file, i.e. without the installer. When invoking "initdb -A password -E UTF8 -U postgres -W" as an unpriviledged Windows user I get this German error message: "Das angegebene Programm kann nicht ausgeführt werden." Basically this means: "The specified program cannot be executed". Using 8.3beta2 there was no problem ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org