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Date:	Wed, 11 Jul 2001 16:36:41 -0400
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From:	"Lewin A.R.W. Edwards" <larwe AT larwe DOT com>
Subject:	Re: Problems using cygwin on Windows 2000
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>entire cygwin directory is the same on both machines. I tried to reinstall 
>cygwin under Win2000, but I get the message that there is nothing to 
>change. Can someone please give me a hint of where to go next?

Try this:

* Move your c:\cygwin directory to a safe place
* Install Cygwin in c:\cygwin (the default directory)
* Copy the contents of your backed-up cygwin over the contents of the new one


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