#11732: make suppress_crash_popup() work on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.
diff --git a/Lib/test/support.py b/Lib/test/support.py
index ba1206c..19989ac 100644
--- a/Lib/test/support.py
+++ b/Lib/test/support.py
@@ -1911,10 +1911,12 @@
def suppress_crash_popup():
"""Disable Windows Error Reporting dialogs using SetErrorMode."""
# see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms680621%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
+ # GetErrorMode is not available on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003,
+ # but SetErrorMode returns the previous value, so we can use that
import ctypes
k32 = ctypes.windll.kernel32
- old_error_mode = k32.GetErrorMode()
SEM_NOGPFAULTERRORBOX = 0x02
+ old_error_mode = k32.SetErrorMode(SEM_NOGPFAULTERRORBOX)
k32.SetErrorMode(old_error_mode | SEM_NOGPFAULTERRORBOX)
try:
yield