Postgis

[rickvr]

I have tried to install postgis with Application Stack Builder several times and I keep get this error
"ERROR 740: The requested operation requires elevation", and skips the installation of postgis. What am I doing wrong.

[dhisum_dhisum]

Are you running Vista? If so, you would need to right click on the Application Builder application and click "Run as Administrator." Simply put, the computer is complaining that  you are attempting to "Install an application" while you are not an Administrator.

[rickvr]

Thanks, that helped. Now this error popped up, I'll try to attach.

[dhisum_dhisum]

I think I kept facing problems like these when directly installing postgis using the application builder. Eventually, I gave up and downloaded postgis separately from its website:

http://postgis.refractions.net/download/windows/

Once you have downloaded the file, right click on the file and click "run as administrator". That should get postgis installed for you.

If there is a problem, let me know and I will take a look at the exact steps.

[-Oz-]

A lot of vista users have been having that problem; no one has a solution yet as far as I know.

[dhisum_dhisum]

Well, I did create Washington Map on vista following the steps exactly, so I do have an idea, but I have started forgetting. If someone needs exact help, I could help. The one thing I do distinctively remember is that shp2sql kept crashing on vista, no matter what I did. Eventually, I searched on the internet and found a version that worked to a degree. It would keep throwing errors, but did work eventually.

[-Oz-]

I have posted a version here that works on vista for that file; the developers made it for me

http://forums.gpsfiledepot.com/index.php/topic,101.0.html

[rickvr]

Thanks for the help, I'll keep working on it.