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

2007-01-15 Thread Ilya Kogan

The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference:  2893
Logged by:  Ilya Kogan
Email address:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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.

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

2007-01-26 Thread Ilya Kogan
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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: 1-14-'07,  20:05
>
>   
>> The following bug has been logged online:
>>
>> Bug reference:  2893
>> Logged by:  Ilya Kogan
>> Email address:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> 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.
>>
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>> 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?

Ilya



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