On Sun, Jul 16, 2017 at 1:15 AM, PBKResearch <pe...@pbkresearch.co.uk> wrote:
> Well Windows is weird. I just shut down and re-booted the system, and the > problems disappeared. Sorry to have bothered people. > Sometimes virus scanners interact badly with applications, so if it reoccurs a lot also try excluding Pharo directories. cheers -ben > > > Peter > > > > *From:* Pharo-users [mailto:pharo-users-boun...@lists.pharo.org] *On > Behalf Of *Ben Coman > *Sent:* 15 July 2017 15:39 > *To:* Any question about pharo is welcome <pharo-users@lists.pharo.org> > *Subject:* Re: [Pharo-users] Mysterious problem in loading Pharo > > > > Maybe revew recent Windows 10 updates... > > http://www.sysprobs.com/how-to-view-installed-updates-on- > windows-10-8-1-server-2012 > > > > cheers -ben > > > > On Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 6:26 PM, PBKResearch <pe...@pbkresearch.co.uk> > wrote: > > Hello > > > > I have a problem in loading Pharo images which, until yesterday, loaded > without difficulty. All the images showing the problem are Pharo 6 with the > Cog VM; older images do not seem to be affected. > > > > The first sign of a problem is that, as soon as I start the image, the > debug console appears, with several repeats of the message: > > LoadLibrary(FT2Plugin.dll) (998: Invalid access to memory location.) > > The other strange thing is that the appearance of some opened windows has > changed. Most obviously, the three icons at the top left (close, minimise, > expand) are very close together. Also, I think the print size has got a bit > smaller, though this is not obvious. > > > > I have recently reinstalled some components of Pharo and Moose, trying to > solve my problems with PunQLite, so I wondered if I had fouled something > up. To check, I made a completely new install of Pharo 6 (#60508) from the > Pharo download page in a separate folder. When I start the image, both the > strange things above are present, plus a debug window with the message; > ‘FT2 Error: Freetype2 primitive failed’. > > > > So it looks as though something has happened to my system which means that > any Pharo 6 image will show these oddities. The images I have tried seem > able to run some of my functions correctly, so it’s all to do with > appearance. > > > > I am running on Windows 10 with all recent updates. There was a major > update of Windows late yesterday, so it may be that the problems appeared > then. Does anyone have any suggestions? > > > > Many thanks > > > > Peter Kenny > > >
