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Update Windows installation notes.

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pginstaller isn't used anymore, in favor of the one-click installers.
Make it clear that we support Windows 2000 and newer with the native
port, instead of first saying we support NT4 and then saying we don't.
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<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml,v 1.336 2010/01/05 01:06:55 tgl Exp $ --> <!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml,v 1.337 2010/01/10 15:54:11 mha Exp $ -->
<chapter id="installation"> <chapter id="installation">
<title><![%standalone-include[<productname>PostgreSQL</>]]> <title><![%standalone-include[<productname>PostgreSQL</>]]>
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this chapter; the Visual C++ build works completely differently this chapter; the Visual C++ build works completely differently
and is described in <![%standalone-include[the and is described in <![%standalone-include[the
documentation]]><![%standalone-ignore[<xref linkend="install-win32">]]>. documentation]]><![%standalone-ignore[<xref linkend="install-win32">]]>.
There is also a precompiled binary installer which you can find at
from <ulink url="http://pgfoundry.org/projects/pginstaller"></ulink>.
It is a fully native build and uses no additional software like It is a fully native build and uses no additional software like
MinGW. The ready-made installer files are available on the main MinGW. A ready-made installer is available on the main
PostgreSQL FTP servers in the <filename>binary/win32</filename> PostgreSQL web site.
directory.
</para> </para>
<para> <para>
The native Win32 port requires a 32-bit NT-based Microsoft The native Windows port requires a 32 or 64-bit version of Windows
operating system, like Windows NT 4, Windows 2000/2003, or Windows 2000 or later. Earlier operating systems do
XP. (NT 4 is no longer supported.) Earlier operating systems do
not have sufficient infrastructure (but Cygwin may be used on not have sufficient infrastructure (but Cygwin may be used on
those). MinGW, the Unix-like build tools, and MSYS, a collection those). MinGW, the Unix-like build tools, and MSYS, a collection
of Unix tools required to run shell scripts of Unix tools required to run shell scripts