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

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
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> /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
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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