title: PostgresQL password being asked for and not working, despite re-installation
body: <p><strong>NOTE</strong> I'm running Windows 7 and postgres version 9.3.</p>
  
  <p>I'm having the frustrating problem that I misplaced my password for postgresQL. After trying to discover how to recover the password, to no avail, I decided that I should uninstall and then re-install postgres. The installation process went smoothly, and I was prompted for a password towards the end of the process. </p>
  
  <p>However, after this re-installation and new password, I typed <code>psql</code> into the terminal and was prompted for <code>password:</code>, but the password that I enter, the new one that I just created, doesn't work. I'm not sure if perhaps the old password is stored somewhere? I've tried other things, like using <code>su</code> before typing in <code>postgres</code> or <code>psql</code> (which doesn't work on windows..."'su' is not recognized as an internal or external command"). </p>
  
  <p>The main issue is that I <em>actually</em> need the password, because I'm using <a href="https://github.com/brianc/node-postgres" rel="nofollow">node-postgres</a>, and need to connect using <code>var conString = "postgres://username:password@localhost/database";</code>. I tried putting in my post-re-install <code>username</code> and <code>password</code> in there, but I get the error message <code>error fetching client from pool { [error: password authentication failed for user "myUserName"]</code></p>
  
  <p>Any ideas of why the new password isn't working or how to get the password and get postgres running? </p>
  
  <p>Thanks!</p>