Re: PgAdmin no longer works on a "clean install" XP SP2

first, the visual C++ redistributable isn't really a PG admin problem, its a Microsoft problem

second, why on earth would Microsoft distribute half an operating system ... or an operating system without all its parts.   as a developer, we hit that all the time.    They don't put all of the runtime libraries on a machine, and the certainly don't implement all of the .net stuff on all machines despite the fact that these technologies are their flag ship products  (they are now optional installs) .    try finding openssl and getting that to work as well, not to mention redistributable library conflicts.     I know - we've hit them all and the landscape changes every time there is a relevant OS patch or major release of the OS.   

so, go figure Microsoft's philosophy and how things are intertwined.  you rely on things being there, so I understand your point, but I don't think its up to pgadmin to police Microsoft, thats not their responsibility.

the postgres installer does a nice job of putting the right redistributable libraries in place ...      Pg admin works fine under those circumstances.

but as a programmer, its our job to put things in place ...    at best, I think the PG Admin team could provide a link on their web site and acknowledge that Microsoft does silly things to make life harder --- and here's how to fix it.

enough of my soapbox, I suppose..  I just don't think we, as developers, are responsible for saving the world from Microsoft's ongoing decisions that make our lives harder.    Microsoft should be solving these