Greetings again.

I am trying to install some new software for my machine. (PostgreSQL, as it happens.) The setup.bat has 2 commands, the first of which I have commented out:

• vcredist_x86.exe /q:a /c:"msiexec /i vcredist.msi /qb!"
  I commented this out because it wants to install VC++ 2005 run-time and I have already installed CV++ 2008 runtime.
  OK, this is a side matter.
• msiexec /i postgres-plus-8.3.msi

Now this is a troublemaker:
It starts OK, preparing to install and prompting me for a language. Then I get an error box:
[ Invalid Drive c:\ ]

As it happens, I have no drive C: - when I installed XP, it insisted on calling it drive F: (and I got tired of fighting ignorant Dell tech support.) So F: it is.

I do *NOT* wish to create a fake drive C: by assigning a directory. (I forgot the command anyway) mainly because I don't want the installation dependent on this.

I will find a PostgreSQL forum for this question but I need to know: Is
this a problem with msiexec or strictly with the binary file postgres-plus-8.3.msi

I rejected Norton Internet Security because it was too stupid to use %SYSTEM% (instead of hard-coding C and I lost all faith in Symantec. I may not have that option with PostgreSQL.

Thanks.

Well, I recalled one thing: How to map a directory to a drive letter:

> subst C: f:\<directory>

OK, upon more reflection, I really think this is the wrong forum for this question. I will seek out a forum or newsgroup for Postgresql. My only remaining question is how to mark this thread "Solved".

Thanks for being my sounding board!

Not to worry, I will mark as resolved for you.

Thanks,

Pgh