Postgres/Win32- Upgrade from 8.0.1 to 8.0.3 fails

Hi folks at pgsql.admin,

I've Postgres 8.0.1 running natively under Windows XPpro SP2.
I would like to update to 8.0.3 using the upgrade-batchfile
coming with the zipped download file.
The installation stops when trying to install the service,
saying the Postgres 8.0 Database Service could not be
installed. The current account seems not have proper right to
install services. Unfortunelty, the current account is the
Administrator-Account that has these rights.
Installing 8.0.1 a few months ago wasn't a problem at all.
I would be glad if there was a solution without deinstalling
the older version first.

The way to do it is to deinstall the old version. What's the problem
with that? (it won't remove your data!)

//Magnus

Hi Magnus,

thanks for your answer.

The way to do it is to deinstall the old version. What's the problem
with that? (it won't remove your data!)

Well, maybe you're right. But why do that guys call it upgrade if it
doesn't upgrade!? I thought the purpose of updating mechanism was
easyness of upgrades.

Slightly fuzzed,
Claus.

The way to do it is to deinstall the old version. What's

the problem

with that? (it won't remove your data!)

Well, maybe you're right. But why do that guys call it
upgrade if it doesn't upgrade!? I thought the purpose of
updating mechanism was easyness of upgrades.

It usually *can* upgrade. But there are some times when it can't, and we
haven't quite figured out why.

//Magnus