Windows 7 Compatibility

On 03/16/2012 10:08 AM, Wong, Beverly wrote:

I work with Philadelphia Gas Works & would like to know if Postgresql
v8.0.3 is compatible with Windows 7 OS.

First, you shouldn't be considering the user of PostgreSQL version 8.0;
starting with the release of PostgreSQL 8.3, versions 8.0 and 8.1 are no
longer officially supported on Microsoft Windows of any version, flavor
or variant.[0]http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/865/

Additionally, according to [1]http://www.postgresql.org/support/versioning/ the oldest release series that still has
support is 8.3, which will continue to be supported for only about the
next 11 months. You should be using 8.3 at a minimum, and unless there
are really good reasons to do otherwise, you should probably use the
most recent release series, 9.1, which was first released in September
of 2011.

	--- Mike

[0]: http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/865/
[1]: http://www.postgresql.org/support/versioning/

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On 03/16/2012 10:08 AM, Wong, Beverly wrote:

I work with Philadelphia Gas Works & would like to know if
Postgresql v8.0.3 is compatible with Windows 7 OS.

Oops, forgot to address the Windows 7 component of your question in the
previous reply.

According to [0]http://is.gd/8RJ1s5, PostgreSQL is not supported on Windows XP Embedded,
Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 9x, Windows 3.x, Windows CE and
Windows Mobile.

Also, on the same page:

What versions of Windows does PostgreSQL run on?

PostgreSQL is supported on Windows XP and above, at least as of
version 9.0. It will run on 32 and 64 bit systems.

Versions of the server are not tested on new operating system
versions that are released after a newer major version of the server
was released. For example, Windows 7 was released after PostgreSQL
8.4, so PostgreSQL 8.3 will not be supported on it. Similarly, when
the upcoming RHEL 6 is released, only PostgreSQL 9.0.x will be
supported on it. We aim to support new versions of Windows in the
PostgreSQL major version following their release at the latest.

For information about platforms supported by the One-click installer,
please see the installer download page, off the main download page
for windows.

Hope this helps.

	--- Mike

[0]: http://is.gd/8RJ1s5

-- 
A man who reasons deliberately, manages it better after studying Logic
than he could before, if he is sincere about it and has common sense.
                                   --- Carveth Read, “Logic”