= install PostgreSql on Windows XP =
Extract all files from postgresql-8.2.3-1.zip archive to temp directory

select all packages and tools just in case.

Edit conf file postgressql.conf (available from start/postgres/config files menu
uncomment  listen_addresses = '*'
and set it to '*' or something appropriate if you know what are you doing

edit file pg_hba.conf, set 

host    all         all         127.0.0.1/32         password

host    all         all         ::1/128               password


FIXME: password is not really secure option but I do not know how to configure other options

Create Data source (control panel/administrative tools/ODBC) with Company name