# PostgreSQL won't start
**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/postgresql-wont-start/5646
**Category:** Discussion
**Created:** [October 2, 2012, 11:20am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/postgresql-wont-start/5646 "2012-10-02T11:20:37Z")
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### Author:  [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2012, 11:20am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/postgresql-wont-start/5646/1 "2012-10-02T11:20:37Z")
Windows Event log:
_The description for Event ID 0 from source PostgreSQL cannot be found. Either the component that raises this event is not installed on your local computer or the installation is corrupted. You can install or repair the component on the local computer._
_If the event originated on another computer, the display information had to be saved with the event._
_The following information was included with the event: _
_postgres cannot access the server configuration file **"C:/ProgramData/VSoft/ContinuaCI/PostgreSQLDB/postgresql.conf**": No such file or directory_
And indeed after digging down the file is not there. So what gives?
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### Author:  [@Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/Vincent)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2012, 3:50am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/postgresql-wont-start/5646/2 "2012-10-03T03:50:23Z")
Is this on a new install, or an existing install where the machine just restarted? What build of Continua do you have (or did have). Are there any other files there? If you had a build installed before build 1.0.0.842 then you will need to start with a fresh install.
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### Author:  [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2012, 8:34am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/postgresql-wont-start/5646/3 "2012-10-10T08:34:25Z")
It was on a new install. I uninstalled then reinstalled twice more and then it just started working.