The following bug has been logged online: Bug reference: 3421 Logged by: Fadi Thabtah Email address: f(dot)thabtah(at)hud(dot)ac(dot)uk PostgreSQL version: 8.2 Operating system: Windows Description: Failed to create temporary batch file Details: I was unable to install Postgres because of the following message "Failed to create temporary batch file", which interrupts the installation. Fadi