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dwkimery wrote:
> I downloaded the Cygwin setup.exe and attempted to run it. 
> I first received an "Open File - Security Warning" dialog
> box with the message "The publisher could not be verified. 
> Are you sure you want to run this software.  ... ".  I then
> clicked on the "Run" button and received the message
> "C:\Documents and Settings\David\Application
> Data\Cygwin\setup.exe is not a valid Win32 application." in
> a dialog box with an "OK" button only.
>  
> I would appreciate any suggestions you can provide.  Thank
> you for your help.


So you're running Vista then?

Try downloading it again.  I just did so and it ran fine.  Cygwin's
'setup.exe' is a valid Win32 application.  If that doesn't work, make
sure you're running it with administrator privileges.


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