Here's some improvements. I just ended up referring people to Jason's

website for install as service, because it's a quite a long and complex
process.

Christopher Kings-Lynne

diff --git a/doc/FAQ_MSWIN b/doc/FAQ_MSWIN
index 25e2e8229c9d468b76eb825ce41b339789e1d5b6..7fea375a5fab3a2f5c091efa98ef66cb1dfa8463 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/FAQ_MSWIN
+++ b/doc/FAQ_MSWIN
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 How to install PostgreSQL on Windows
 ====================================
-$Date: 2003/11/09 03:47:51 $
 
-PostgreSQL requires the Cygwin set of libraries to be installed in
-order that it functions under Windows.
+$Date: 2003/11/12 04:14:30 $
+
+PostgreSQL requires the appropriate subset of Cygwin DLLs to be 
+installed in order that it functions under Windows.
 
 This document assumes that you do not have Cygwin already installed
 on your system.  If that is not the case, then you will need to
@@ -16,7 +17,8 @@ adjust these instructions accordingly.
 
 2.  Proceed through the Cygwin install wizard.  Choose 'Install from
     Internet', specify a Local Package Directory and choose a mirror
-    site that's close to you.  Leave everything else as-is.
+    site that's close to you.  Answer the other installer questions
+    appropriately for your configuration. 
 
     When you come to the point of choosing which packages to install,
     expand the 'Database' section and click 'Skip' next to PostgreSQL
@@ -24,11 +26,10 @@ adjust these instructions accordingly.
     Cygwin.
 
 3.  Once the download and install process is complete, open a Cygwin
-    shell and do the following:
+    shell and do the following for a basic installation:
 
-    3a.  Start ipc-daemon2 for shared memory support. Use 
-         "net start ipc-daemon2", if you want ipc-daemon2 installed 
-         as a service; otherwise, use "ipc-daemon2 &".  This program 
+    3a.  Start ipc-daemon2 for shared memory support.  To do this, 
+         enter the command "ipc-daemon2 &".  This program 
          needs to be running anytime you start the PostgreSQL server 
          (postmaster) or initialize a database (initdb).
 
@@ -52,6 +53,12 @@ adjust these instructions accordingly.
 
 4.  You are now running a PostgreSQL server on your Windows machine.
 
+5.  It is possible to install ipc-daemon2 and the postmaster as
+    Windows NT services.  For information on how to do this, please
+    refer to one of the README documents here:
+
+       http://www.tishler.net/jason/software/postgresql/
+
 Building from source
 --------------------
 
@@ -59,7 +66,7 @@ There are some points that are only relevant if you are building Cygwin
 PostgreSQL from source:
 
 1.  Set your path to use the Cygwin bin directory before the Windows
-    utilities.  Cygwin sort must be used in preference to Windows sort.exe. 
+    utilities.  This will help prevent problems with compilation.
 
 2.  Proceed according to the INSTALL file (i.e., ./configure; make; etc.)
     noting the following Cygwin specific differences: