Thread: BUG #2893: Non-standard theme explodes the installer.

BUG #2893: Non-standard theme explodes the installer.

From
"Ilya Kogan"
Date:
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.

Re: BUG #2893: Non-standard theme explodes the installer.

From
"Magnus Hagander"
Date:
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

Re: BUG #2893: Non-standard theme explodes the installer.

From
Magnus Hagander
Date:
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

Re: BUG #2893: Non-standard theme explodes the installer.

From
Ilya Kogan
Date:
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