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Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 10:08:57 -0700 (PDT)
From: Daniel Senderowicz <daniel AT bicho DOT synchrodesign DOT com>
Message-Id: <200404201708.i3KH8vM07488@bicho.synchrodesign.com>
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com, Olof DOT Lagerkvist AT telia DOT com
Subject: Re: incorrect dos version
Cc: daniel AT bicho DOT synchrodesign DOT com

>> I'm new to this list. I read the FAQ but I couldn't find an answer
>> nor a fix for my problem. I just installed the latest cygwin version
>> (1.5.9) on a PC running windows NT-4.0. Everything went OK, and I
>> can run programs from the console. However when I try to 'startx'
>> it comes back with the message "Incorrect DOS version". I was
>
>Check if you have any old DOS command line tools in your path with names
>like any cygwin executables, i.e. grep, cut, tar, gzip etc.

I'm a total neophite with windows, but from looking at what I get
by typing 'path', there is nothing that resembles a unix-like
command. Or I should do this search in a different way?

Dan

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