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Subject:	RE: A vexing installation problem
Date:	Tue, 30 Nov 2004 12:01:39 -0000
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>If that doesn't work, entirely wipe out c:\local\cygwin, run regedit,
and remove the "HKLM/Cygnus Solutions" and the HKCU/Cygnus Solutions
keys entirely.  >Then reboot and try reinstalling just a minimal
installation.

If you run cygcheck to check that your system is clear of cygwin note
that it appears to create those keys whenever it's run. You'll need to
delete the keys again after running cygcheck. At least this is the
behaviour I have seen.

Cheers,

 John


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