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Date:	Sat, 27 Nov 2004 18:31:28 -0800 (PST)
From:	Lou Rosas <lourosas AT yahoo DOT com>
Subject:	Re: Can't open database for writting: No such file dialog box
To:	Cygwin List <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
In-Reply-To:	<6.2.0.14.0.20041127172400.02f77738@pop.prospeed.net>
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Thank You

Lou Rosas
--- Larry Hall
<lh-no-personal-replies-please AT cygwin DOT com> wrote:

> At 05:08 PM 11/27/2004, you wrote:
> >I tried Three times to install Cygwin on my
> computer.
> >I downloaded all the packages from the sight: 
> except
> >the databases, which I set to default.  I then
> click
> >the setup icon to start the install.  I select
> Install
> >from local directory and chose where I want to
> >install.  Everything goes along just fine until
> "99%"
> >done.  Then I get the "You should reboot for cygwin
> to
> >take effect.." dialog box.  
> 
> If you get this message, it means you already have
> 'cygwin1.dll'
> on your system, apparently unbeknownst to you. 
> Presumably, this
> came with some other third party software that you
> installed.
> 
> >Next, I get the dialog
> >box:  "Can't open Package Database for writing:  no
> >such file or directory".  I then reboot.  BUT I
> don't
> >see cygwin in my start menu and I don't see the
> cygwin
> >shortcut on my desktop.  What is going on, and how
> >should I solve this problem?
> 
> 
> Find where 'cygwin1.dll' is and delete it. 
> Considering that
> 'setup.exe' told you that you needed to reboot,
> you'll need to
> figure out which program is using 'cygwin1.dll' and
> stop it 
> before you can actually delete the DLL.  Once you've
> done this,
> read and follow:
> 
> How do I uninstall all of Cygwin?
> <http://cygwin.com/faq/faq_toc.html#TOC19>
> 
> After doing this, you can reinstall Cygwin where
> you'd like it
> and should be more successful.  If you want to make
> sure that 
> the program that was originally using it's own
> 'cygwin1.dll' 
> will still work, you just need to make sure that it
> sees the 
> new 'cygwin1.dll' that you installed.  The easiest
> way to do 
> that is to put the directory with 'cygwin1.dll' in
> your path.
> If that doesn't work for you, you need to contact
> the third 
> party for help.  This list would, however, be
> interested in 
> knowing who this third party is and where you found
> the software 
> that uses the Cygwin DLL.
> 
> 
> --
> Larry Hall                             
> http://www.rfk.com
> RFK Partners, Inc.                      (508)
> 893-9779 - RFK Office
> 838 Washington Street                   (508)
> 893-9889 - FAX
> Holliston, MA 01746                     
> 
> 


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