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. > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 7: You can help support the PostgreSQL project by donating at http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate