X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <450561E6.6020308@cygwin.com> Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 09:17:26 -0400 From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.0.5) Gecko/20060727 Fedora/1.5.0.5-1.fc4.remi Thunderbird/1.5.0.5 Mnenhy/0.7.4.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: setup.exe -> BSOD References: <20060911124918 DOT GB10375 AT localhost DOT localdomain> In-Reply-To: <20060911124918.GB10375@localhost.localdomain> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 John Smith wrote: > Having successfully installed Cygwin on my desktop machine (XP Home, > SP2, fully patched), I wanted to install it on my laptop (XP Pro, SP2, > fully patched). I downloaded the current setup.exe and ran it, > accepting the default values till I came to the "choice of mirror" > screen. I chose my mirror, and clicked on "Next". The machine showed > me a split-second Blue Screen of Death, then rebooted. Three repeated > attempts brought exactly the same result. > > I fully realise that I am not providing enough information for anyone > to solve my problem, but I do not know what else might be useful. I am > happy to supply whatever info might help. For now, I am definitively > stuck. BSOD situations point to a problem with the O/S kernel, not the app that may be running at the time they occur. Problematic drivers are the most common causes here. I'd recommend un-installing any recent additions made in this area and see if it helps. On the flip side, if you'd like to get a better look at the BSOD, you can turn off the automatic reboot using the "System" applet in your control panel. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 -- 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/