Re: Service start up error "The service name is invalid net helpmsg 2185"

[David Saracini <dsaracini(at)yahoo(dot)com>]

Hello Ed,

While I've not installed this specific version of Postgres on this specific version of WinSvr, I have installed it on others and never really had a problem.  For whatever, reason, it seems like the install failed and that the service was not registered with the SCM.  If there is an uninstall listed in Add/Remove programs, I would run it and try again.

I know this is probably not much help for you...  but, hey!  At least someone replied (finally)!  :)




--- On Wed, 3/18/09, Ed Hudspeth <nnpa(dot)gis(at)googlemail(dot)com> wrote:

> From: Ed Hudspeth <nnpa(dot)gis(at)googlemail(dot)com>
> Subject: [NOVICE] Service start up error "The service name is invalid net helpmsg 2185"
> To: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 10:02 AM
> Hi
> 
> Don't know if this is the correct forum for this, if
> not please point me in
> the correct direction but have installed 8.3.6.1 in a
> windows 2003 64 bit
> server, in the default directories for the program files,
> data  on a
> seperate drive, set up postgres as a local user with admin
> rights, but when
> come to start the service get the following error.
> "The service name is
> invalid net helpmsg 2185"  I cannot find any service
> relating to postgresql
> on the service list for the server. I have tried to start
> this both logged
> on as the admin account for the server and as the postgres
> local account.
> 
> Any ideas please as to where I am going wrong
> 
> Thanks
> Tim