X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 14:25:04 -0500 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: Installation without network connection Message-ID: <20051227192504.GB3225@trixie.casa.cgf.cx> Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com References: <43B17D26 DOT 4070708 AT sbcglobal DOT net> <20051227185154 DOT GA3972 AT efn DOT org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20051227185154.GA3972@efn.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: 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 On Tue, Dec 27, 2005 at 10:51:54AM -0800, Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes wrote: >On Tue, Dec 27, 2005 at 11:43:02AM -0600, Greg Youngdahl wrote: >>The perplexing thing about this is that there is a setup.exe (somewhere >>under C:\Windows\system32) that pops up a little window to tell me I >>should use the control panel to do upgrades when I run it from bash >>(typing setup.exe to a bash prompt). However there is nothing I can >>see in the start->control panel for cygwin, nor anything under >>add-remove programs associated with cygwin. So, I'm not really even >>sure if that setup.exe is the one associated with cygwin. Perhaps the >>method I used to install it way back when (potentially 3-4 years ago) >>did not involve the new modern techniques? > >Cygwin's setup.exe isn't automatically installed anywhere. You can run >it directly by pointing your browser to http://cygwin.com/setup.exe. >If you want it saved somewhere, you need to do that manually. Right. Cygwin's setup.exe isn't automatically installed anywhere but other packages use the name "setup.exe" also. If you find a setup.exe in c:\windows\system32 then it undoubtedly has nothing to do with cygwin. cgf -- 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/