Thursday, 18 July 2013

How to install Kaspersky 2013 and PostgreSQL 8.4 on Windows 7?

As some people reported, this combination sometimes causes trouble to PostgreSQL.
Here is the correct installation steps:
1. Install KAV first,  otherwise KAV may block what it regards as threat, e.g. postgreSQL service etc.;
2. Once KAV installed, temporarily disable its protection ;
3. Install PostgreSQL;
4. Open KAV advanced settings,  in exclusion rules, add followings:
  • C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.4\bin\pg_ctl.exe
  • C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.4\bin\postgres.exe
5. Enable KAV, and PostgreSQL should be ok now.