Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm Sender: cygwin-owner AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Message-ID: <99B82AA9708ED0119B55006097125A000FA940@ifk63.mach.uni-karlsruhe.de> From: Heribert Dahms To: "'Peter D Milliken'" , cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Subject: RE: B20.1: NT - Cannot install from full-split directory Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 00:26:37 +0200 X-Priority: 3 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.0.1457.3) Content-Type: text/plain Hi Peter, are you sure NS downloaded in binary mode? Bye, Heribert (heribert_dahms AT icon-gmbh DOT de) > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter D Milliken [SMTP:peter DOT milliken AT boeing DOT com] > Sent: Thursday, April 01, 1999 05:43 > To: cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com > Subject: B20.1: NT - Cannot install from full-split directory > > [Heribert] [snip] > > I am operating through a firewall so I can only use Netscape to > download > files. Whenever I attempt to get full.exe (doesn't matter which mirror > site) I get a time out. OK, so I downloaded everything in full-split > (xaa, xab etc) and combined them using the installation instructions, > but when I attempt to run it (from Explorer, from a DOS prompt, using > "run" off the Start menu) I get an error message "This program cannot > be > run in DOS mode." Cound someone tell me what am I doing wrong? :-) > (BTW, > I have followed the copy instruction EXACTLY :-)). > -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com