Thread: BUG #2893: Non-standard theme explodes the installer.
The following bug has been logged online: Bug reference: 2893 Logged by: Ilya Kogan Email address: ikogan@cs.ohiou.edu PostgreSQL version: 8.1.6 Operating system: Windows XP Pro SP-2 Description: Non-standard theme explodes the installer. Details: I was trying to install 8.1.6 via the MSI installer and would keep getting "Could not get system metrics: 8" when trying to get past "Installation Notes" screen. After reading a bit about GetSystemMetrics, I decided to switch from my non-standard theme (Some msstyle downloaded from something that was googled) to Windows Classic. Surprisingly, the error went away and I was free to finish installing. I also tried installing 8.2 previously and that went without a hitch.
To me this sounds like the theme is broken. Especially since we only use it to look for terminal services stuff iirc. it'dbe interesting to see if this can be reproduced on a different non standard theme. /Magnus ------- Original message ------- From: Ilya Kogan <ikogan@cs.ohiou.edu> Sent: 1-14-'07, 20:05 > > The following bug has been logged online: > > Bug reference: 2893 > Logged by: Ilya Kogan > Email address: ikogan@cs.ohiou.edu > PostgreSQL version: 8.1.6 > Operating system: Windows XP Pro SP-2 > Description: Non-standard theme explodes the installer. > Details: > > I was trying to install 8.1.6 via the MSI installer and would keep getting > "Could not get system metrics: 8" when trying to get past "Installation > Notes" screen. After reading a bit about GetSystemMetrics, I decided to > switch from my non-standard theme (Some msstyle downloaded from something > that was googled) to Windows Classic. > > Surprisingly, the error went away and I was free to finish installing. > > I also tried installing 8.2 previously and that went without a hitch. > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
On Thu, Jan 25, 2007 at 07:37:21AM -0500, Ilya Kogan wrote: > Magnus Hagander wrote: > > To me this sounds like the theme is broken. Especially since we only use it to look for terminal services stuff iirc.it'd be interesting to see if this can be > > reproduced on a different non standard > > theme. > > > > /Magnus > > > > > > ------- Original message ------- > > From: Ilya Kogan <ikogan@cs.ohiou.edu> > > Sent: 1-14-'07, 20:05 > > > > > >> The following bug has been logged online: > >> > >> Bug reference: 2893 > >> Logged by: Ilya Kogan > >> Email address: ikogan@cs.ohiou.edu > >> PostgreSQL version: 8.1.6 > >> Operating system: Windows XP Pro SP-2 > >> Description: Non-standard theme explodes the installer. > >> Details: > >> > >> I was trying to install 8.1.6 via the MSI installer and would keep getting > >> "Could not get system metrics: 8" when trying to get past "Installation > >> Notes" screen. After reading a bit about GetSystemMetrics, I decided to > >> switch from my non-standard theme (Some msstyle downloaded from something > >> that was googled) to Windows Classic. > >> > >> Surprisingly, the error went away and I was free to finish installing. > >> > >> I also tried installing 8.2 previously and that went without a hitch. > >> > >> ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > >> TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster > >> > You are correct, using the first theme that was a pure msstyle that you > get when searching google for "msstyle", > http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/30092322/, seemed to not cause the > problem. It seems odd though that this occurs with 8.1.6 and not 8.2, > nor does it happen with any other program I have so far run on this > system. Is that installer really the only thing that uses > GetSystemMetrics() in that way? Not really. We don't call GetSystemMetrics() on XP anymore in 8.2, that codepath only runs on Windows 2000. //Magnus
Magnus Hagander wrote: > To me this sounds like the theme is broken. Especially since we only use = it to look for terminal services stuff iirc. it'd be interesting to see if = this can be=20 > reproduced on a different non standard=20 > theme.=20 > > /Magnus > > > ------- Original message ------- > From: Ilya Kogan <ikogan@cs.ohiou.edu> > Sent: 1-14-'07, 20:05 > >=20=20=20 >> The following bug has been logged online: >> >> Bug reference: 2893 >> Logged by: Ilya Kogan >> Email address: ikogan@cs.ohiou.edu >> PostgreSQL version: 8.1.6 >> Operating system: Windows XP Pro SP-2 >> Description: Non-standard theme explodes the installer. >> Details:=20 >> >> I was trying to install 8.1.6 via the MSI installer and would keep getti= ng >> "Could not get system metrics: 8" when trying to get past "Installation >> Notes" screen. After reading a bit about GetSystemMetrics, I decided to >> switch from my non-standard theme (Some msstyle downloaded from somethi= ng >> that was googled) to Windows Classic. >> >> Surprisingly, the error went away and I was free to finish installing. >> >> I also tried installing 8.2 previously and that went without a hitch. >> >> ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- >> TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster >>=20=20=20=20=20 You are correct, using the first theme that was a pure msstyle that you get when searching google for "msstyle", http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/30092322/, seemed to not cause the problem. It seems odd though that this occurs with 8.1.6 and not 8.2, nor does it happen with any other program I have so far run on this system. Is that installer really the only thing that uses GetSystemMetrics() in that way? Ilya