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Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 09:34:37 -0400 (EDT)
From: David <cupcake AT sdf DOT lonestar DOT org>
Message-Id: <200406021334.i52DYbG7017107@sdf.lonestar.org>
To: "Pierre A. Humblet" <pierre DOT humblet AT ieee DOT org>
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Cc: cy DOT 20 DOT superconductor AT xoxy DOT net
Subject: gid and install

Hi,

I just downloaded the latest cygwin from planetmirror
but the install fails on my Windows2000. I click on
install and after going through the prompts, it dies.

Probably because I am on a locked down machine where 
I cannot write to the registry - in other words,
I cannot be the administrator.

In any event, I get this message: "Changing gid to Users"
and then "Could not open Service control manager."

What I have done in past is install on my home machine,
tar up the cygwin directory, and then untar it onto
my Windows2000 and add bin to the path - which gives me
what I want.

Is there another way to do this?

Thanks,

David

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