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Date:	Tue, 11 Jul 2000 21:12:48 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
Reply-To:	earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com
Subject:	Re: Setup Just Won't Run
To:	Peter Nunn <pncomputing AT yahoo DOT com DOT au>, cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
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--- Peter Nunn <pncomputing AT yahoo DOT com DOT au> wrote:
> Hi there,
>   i have been trying to install cygwin here at work
> for most of the morning and am getting nowhere fast.
> 
> I have downloaded setup from about 3 of the mirrors so
> far but each time I try and run it I get an error
> saying "This program cannot be run in DOS mode".
> 
> I am trying to install on a NT4 platform, have looked
> in the FAQ and mail archives with no success and am
> stumped.
> 
> Setup is 435711 in size and the only thing its created
> is a setup.pif file.
> 
> What gives?
> 

How did you download it?  If you're using ftp did you set the "binary" mode
bit?

Regards,

=====
---
   Earnie Boyd: <mailto:earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
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