Custom image: `Exception calling ".ctor" with "1" argument(s): "Parameter is not valid."`

[tripplehelix]

When I try to use a custom png I get this error, are there requirements or something I'm missing?

New-Object: C:\Users\Tom\scoop\apps\winfetch\current\winfetch.ps1:390
Line |
 390 |  … $OldImage = New-Object -TypeName System.Drawing.Bitmap -ArgumentList  …
     |                ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     | Exception calling ".ctor" with "1" argument(s): "Parameter is not valid."

RuntimeException: C:\Users\Tom\scoop\apps\winfetch\current\winfetch.ps1:391
Line |
 391 |          $ROWS = $OldImage.Height / $OldImage.Width * $COLUMNS
     |          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     | Attempted to divide by zero.

New-Object: C:\Users\Tom\scoop\apps\winfetch\current\winfetch.ps1:394
Line |
 394 |  …   $Bitmap = New-Object -TypeName System.Drawing.Bitmap -ArgumentList  …
     |                ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     | Exception calling ".ctor" with "2" argument(s): "Parameter is not valid."

MethodInvocationException: C:\Users\Tom\scoop\apps\winfetch\current\winfetch.ps1:395
Line |
 395 |          $NewImage = [System.Drawing.Graphics]::FromImage($Bitmap)
     |          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     | Exception calling "FromImage" with "1" argument(s): "Value cannot be
     | null. (Parameter 'image')"

InvalidOperation: C:\Users\Tom\scoop\apps\winfetch\current\winfetch.ps1:396
Line |
 396 |  … OldImage, $(New-Object -TypeName System.Drawing.Rectangle -ArgumentLi …
     |                ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     | You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression.

InvalidOperation: C:\Users\Tom\scoop\apps\winfetch\current\winfetch.ps1:415
Line |
 415 |          $Bitmap.Dispose()
     |          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     | You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression.

InvalidOperation: C:\Users\Tom\scoop\apps\winfetch\current\winfetch.ps1:416
Line |
 416 |          $NewImage.Dispose()
     |          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     | You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression.

InvalidOperation: C:\Users\Tom\scoop\apps\winfetch\current\winfetch.ps1:417
Line |
 417 |          $OldImage.Dispose()
     |          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     | You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression.

[rashil2000]

Are you on Windows 7? Please write the exact version of PowerShell and your OS.

[tripplehelix]

Sorry, this is PowerShell v7.2.0-preview.9 running on Windows 11

[rashil2000]

Can you try running winfetch from Windows PowerShell instead? Also, report the version of Windows PowerShell here too.

Does it show the same error?

[tripplehelix]

With default powershell (v5.1.22000.65) I get

PS Z:\Documents> winfetch
New-Object : Exception calling ".ctor" with "1" argument(s): "Parameter is not valid."
At C:\Users\Tom\scoop\apps\winfetch\current\winfetch.ps1:390 char:21
+ ... $OldImage = New-Object -TypeName System.Drawing.Bitmap -ArgumentList  ...
+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [New-Object], MethodInvocationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ConstructorInvokedThrowException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.NewObjectCommand

Attempted to divide by zero.
At C:\Users\Tom\scoop\apps\winfetch\current\winfetch.ps1:391 char:9
+         $ROWS = $OldImage.Height / $OldImage.Width * $COLUMNS
+         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [], RuntimeException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : RuntimeException

New-Object : Exception calling ".ctor" with "2" argument(s): "Parameter is not valid."
At C:\Users\Tom\scoop\apps\winfetch\current\winfetch.ps1:394 char:19
+ ...   $Bitmap = New-Object -TypeName System.Drawing.Bitmap -ArgumentList  ...
+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [New-Object], MethodInvocationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ConstructorInvokedThrowException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.NewObjectCommand

Exception calling "FromImage" with "1" argument(s): "Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: image"
At C:\Users\Tom\scoop\apps\winfetch\current\winfetch.ps1:395 char:9
+         $NewImage = [System.Drawing.Graphics]::FromImage($Bitmap)
+         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ArgumentNullException

You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression.
At C:\Users\Tom\scoop\apps\winfetch\current\winfetch.ps1:396 char:42
+ ... OldImage, $(New-Object -TypeName System.Drawing.Rectangle -ArgumentLi ...
+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvokeMethodOnNull

You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression.
At C:\Users\Tom\scoop\apps\winfetch\current\winfetch.ps1:415 char:9
+         $Bitmap.Dispose()
+         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvokeMethodOnNull

You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression.
At C:\Users\Tom\scoop\apps\winfetch\current\winfetch.ps1:416 char:9
+         $NewImage.Dispose()
+         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvokeMethodOnNull

You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression.
At C:\Users\Tom\scoop\apps\winfetch\current\winfetch.ps1:417 char:9
+         $OldImage.Dispose()
+         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvokeMethodOnNull

[rashil2000]

It works fine in my virtual machine.

Can you try some other image? Or can you share the image with which you get the error?

Although the error looks like your Windows 11 build's builtin .NET framework version is not up to date. If that is the case, I believe we can't do anything other than wait for October 5 😅.

[tripplehelix]

Then I found a smaller image, none of these worked.

[rashil2000]

You can try manually downloading the latest .NET framework version and check. Other than that, since Windows 11 is currently pre-release, I can't really help.

[tripplehelix]

Didn't solve it, must be missing a package. Thanks for your help anyway!

[CT3]

getting the same error on:
OS: Windows 10 Pro [64-bit]
Host: Dell Inc. XPS 13 7390
Kernel: 10.0.19043.0
Motherboard: Dell Inc. 0XVGGW
Shell: PowerShell v5.1.19041.1237
Terminal: Windows Terminal

[LittleKross]

I was able to fix this by using the full path (i.e. "C:/Users/") as opposed to the ~ shortcut to the user folder (i.e. "~/").

[Welding-Torch]

I was able to fix this by using the full path (i.e. "C:/Users/") as opposed to the ~ shortcut to the user folder (i.e. "~/").

Thank you! Been trying to figure this out for an hour

[rashil2000]

@tripplehelix Can you see if this works for you as well?

[tripplehelix]

@tripplehelix Can you see if this works for you as well?

I no longer have a windows pc to try this on sorry

[rashil2000]

Okay, closing this then.