Mail Archives: cygwin/2004/10/29/14:19:43
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> From: Bob Smart <bsmart AT blorch DOT org>
> To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> Subject: Cygwin setup 2.427 on Win2K
> Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 1:22 PM
>
> I'm trying to run the Cygwin installer on W2K/SP4
> (local install) and it
> lets me
> get as far as the screen where I select the packages
> I want...but the NEXT
> button is inactive, so I can't actually complete
> anything. All I can do at
> that
> point is CANCEL.
>
> The system appears to be running Norton Internet
> Security. We tried turning
> that off but it didn't seem to make any difference.
>
> After the installer exits, the log shows that it
> verified all the MD5
> values,
> and d:\cygwin\var\log has two files (setup.log and
> setup.log.full) in it.
> D:\cygwin\etc\setup has a file last-action that says
> "Install" and
> last-cache
> that lists the (correct) directory where the package
> archives reside.
>
> setup.log says:
> Could not open service McShield for query, start,
> and stop. McAfee
> may not be installed, or we don't have access.
>
> That's a bit of a surprise, since they're using
> Norton and NOT McAfee.
>
> What do I have to do to get the installer to process
> my selections?
>
I ran into the same problem with not being able to hit
the Next button. The solution I found was to delete
the c:\cygwin directory that the installation creates
and run setup again. I was installing to d:\cygwin
but it still created a directory on the C drive,
perhaps to keep some setup logs or temp files? I
haven't installed cygwin for a while, so I was playing
around with some of the options and I'm pretty sure
that I stopped an install before it completed. Maybe
an interrupted install leaves something on the hard
drive that keeps a subsequent install from completing?
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