Yesterday I created a new database, downloaded ver 1.8.1.0, and did a fresh install. However, I repeatedly got an error that I cannot get past.
a:5:{i:0;s:259:\"Error in file: \".../app/code/core/Mage/Catalog/sql/catalog_setup/upgrade-1.6.0.0.9-1.6.0.0.10.php\" - SQLSTATE[42S01]: Base table or view already exists: 1050 Table \'catalog_product_entity_group_price\' already exists\";i:1;s:1164:\"#0 .../app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Resource/Setup.php(645): Mage::exception(\'Mage_Core\', \'Error in file: ...\')
#1 .../app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Resource/Setup.php(437): Mage_Core_Model_Resource_Setup->_modifyResourceDb(\'upgrade\', \'1.6.0.0.3\', \'1.6.0.0.18\')
#2 .../app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Resource/Setup.php(320): Mage_Core_Model_Resource_Setup->_upgradeResourceDb(\'1.6.0.0.3\', \'1.6.0.0.18\')
#3 .../app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Resource/Setup.php(235): Mage_Core_Model_Resource_Setup->applyUpdates()
#4 .../app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/App.php(417): Mage_Core_Model_Resource_Setup::applyAllUpdates()
#5 .../app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/App.php(343): Mage_Core_Model_App->_initModules()
#6 .../app/Mage.php(684): Mage_Core_Model_App->run(Array)
#7 .../index.php(87): Mage::run(\'\', \'store\')
#8 {main}\";s:3:\"url\";s:36:\"/index.php/install/wizard/installDb/\";s:11:\"script_name\";s:10:\"/index.php\";s:4:\"skin\";s:7:\"default\";}