Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Date: Mon, 02 May 2005 18:56:12 EDT To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: Problem with cygwin setup Message-Id: In-Reply-To: <10442840.1115063901766.JavaMail.myubc2@portal9.itservices.ubc.ca> References: <10442840 DOT 1115063901766 DOT JavaMail DOT myubc2 AT portal9 DOT itservices DOT ubc DOT ca> From: Brian Keener Reply-To: Brian Keener Note-from-DJ: This may be spam Jds wrote: > Short Version: > Could someone tell me the target for the cygwin shortcut that should get installed? > >From what I recall it was dependent on your OS - for old Win9x OS's it was placed in Desktop and for Win2k or WinNT and the like it was placed in Documents and setting and either All Users or your User Id based on how you answered the option for "all users" or "just me" during setup. Thought - which option did you select and are you the administrator for this system - also what OS are you on and one last thought: Looking at your log: 2005/05/02 13:22:22 running: C:\cygwin\bin\sh.exe -c /etc/postinstall/post-texmf.sh 2005/05/02 13:35:42 Enabled Anti Virus software 2005/05/02 13:35:43 mbox note: Nothing needed to be installed 2005/05/02 13:35:44 Ending cygwin install Notice the Nothing needed to be installed note - did you actually see it download and install anything - did you in fact select something to be installed - from the Chooser screen when it shows you all the categories you must select at least the Base Category. bk -- 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/