X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <473B7ECE.3080005@cygwin.com> Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:03:42 -0500 From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.3) Gecko/20070505 Remi/2.0.0.0-3.fc4.remi Thunderbird/2.0.0.0 Mnenhy/0.7.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: Reliable old script loses data on new Cygwin installation References: <20071111173033.GA2360@sub-tombaker> <20071112090628.GA3792@sub-tombaker> <20071113165901.GA2096@sub-tombaker> <20071114072231.GB252@sub-tombaker> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com Lewis Hyatt wrote: >> These machines have an anti-virus program, but the same one I have >> been using for the past two or three years. The filenames either have >> no extension, or ".txt". > > That's most likely the problem anyway, what happens if you turn it off? This is possible, particularly if the AV program has been updated. If so, turning it off is typically not enough to avoid the problems introduced by it though. You may need to uninstall it (and reboot) to completely rule it out. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/