Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@sourceware.cygnus.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@sources.redhat.com Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 19:35:16 -0400 Message-Id: <200104142335.TAA28574@envy.delorie.com> X-Authentication-Warning: envy.delorie.com: dj set sender to dj@envy.delorie.com using -f From: DJ Delorie To: rahul_toley@yahoo.com CC: cygwin@cygwin.com In-reply-to: <20010414071538.85022.qmail@web12502.mail.yahoo.com> (message from rahul toley on Sat, 14 Apr 2001 00:15:38 -0700 (PDT)) Subject: Re: help for installing cygwin on Windows ME needed References: <20010414071538.85022.qmail@web12502.mail.yahoo.com> > Target Platform : Windows ME (problem ?) > Executable version :cygwin-1.1.8-1.tar.gz after > untarring and gziping (i use powerarchivers extracter) Please use Cygwin's setup program (http://cygwin.com/setup.exe). There are registry entries and desktop shortcuts to set up also. > Effect : If I execute any of the executables in the > cygwin directory under bin I see a black shell opening > and then gets killed. I cant makeout anything from > this. Cygwin programs don't work that way. Open a shell window, *then* run the programs from the command line. > Side Questions: which is the main executable. i > tried running cygpath.exe cygcheck.exe If you run setup, there's a "cygwin" icon on the desktop to click on. -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Check out: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple