PostgreSQL Binary Install in Win7

• download binary files: http://www.enterprisedb.com/products-services-training/pgbindownload
• unzip to c:\pgsql
• create a batch file: setevn.bat:

set PGHOME=C:\pgsql
set PATH=%PGHOME%\bin;%path%
set PGHOST=localhost
set PGLIB=%PGHOME%\lib
set PGDATA=%PGHOME%\data

• as a system administrator to run the "command prompt"
• execute the following script:
          C:\>cd C:\pgsql
C:\pgsql>setenv.bat
C:\pgsql>initdb.exe -D %PGDATA% -E UTF8 --locale=C
C:\pgsql>pg_ctl.exe register -D %PGDATA% -N "PostgreSQL 918"