X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.7 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:22:13 +0200 Message-ID: Subject: Re: cygwin will not run From: Al To: cygwin@cygwin.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: 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 > Request: > Does anyone have suggestions for further diagnostics on this installation? > I've spent four hours on this so far without achieving even a glimmer on = why > it is failing. > Suggestion: Create new windows user(s) (no whitespace in the name). Try the setup in the empty account, where nothing can get into your way. If it works, the problem is in your current user setup. If it doesn't work the problem is in the windows setup. Either permissions = or: http://cygwin.com/faq/faq.using.html#faq.using.bloda Al --=20 Caution crosser: =A0Runnig Gentoo/Prefix on Cygwin/Vista. All stupid questions are related to that context. -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple