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Date:  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 01:55:46 -0400
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Roberto Veiga wrote:
> Hello, all:
> 
> is it possible to install Cygwin on Windows Vista? I'm trying to do
> that on my laptop, but during the postinstall phase setup.exe remains
> active and running but does nothing. The installation never ends. When
> I cancel the installation, setup.exe tells me the installation
> suceeded, but bash is not available.
> 
> []s,
> 
> Roberto
> 

Just a thought but try right-clicking on the setup.exe file and select
"Run as Administrator" and see if it runs successfully.

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