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From: Chris Faylor <cgf AT cygnus DOT com>
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2000 16:33:39 -0400
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Subject: Re: Cygnus 1.1.2 setup hangs for me under Windows NT 4.0
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In-Reply-To: <20000609201522.701.qmail@web121.yahoomail.com>; from earnie_boyd@yahoo.com on Fri, Jun 09, 2000 at 01:15:22PM -0700

On Fri, Jun 09, 2000 at 01:15:22PM -0700, Earnie Boyd wrote:
>--- "Fowler, Paul B." <paul DOT fowler AT unisys DOT com> wrote:
>> 	I checked the archives and mailing lists, and I see no reference to
>> this problem.
>> 
>> 	I am a newbie...  
>> 
>> 	I just tried installing the software for the first time.  The setup
>> hung when installing cygwin 1.1.2.tar.gz....
>> 
>> 	I tried downloading the software from another site, and it also
>> hung.  It just eats up my processor and appears to do nothing...
>> 
>> 	Is there some place I can turn to for help?
>> 
>
>Disable the virus scanner.

Beep.

This is probably FAQ fodder but do you think that anyone would read the FAQ
at this stage of using Cygwin?

I mean, if the setup hangs would the first inclination be to look for a FAQ?

I suppose that we could actually put this in the opening setup instructions,
too.

cgf

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