X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <467F1BC0.9060805@cygwin.com> Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 21:34:56 -0400 From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.3) Gecko/20070505 Remi/2.0.0.0-3.fc4.remi Thunderbird/2.0.0.0 Mnenhy/0.7.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: Reloaded Win XP, now need to reload cygwin - sorta References: <200706232340 DOT l5NNecV28003 AT mrvideo DOT vidiot DOT com> In-Reply-To: <200706232340.l5NNecV28003@mrvideo.vidiot.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: 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 Vidiot wrote: > I had to replace the mobo because, well, simple, the other one died :-( > > I had to reload WinXP-SP2 because the mobo drivers that were there didn't > simply cause an error and abort, they caused (or at least the one that did this) > the boot process to fail and caused a reboot. So, XP-SP2 was reloaded. > > All of the cygwin install files from the previous install are there, but > obviously all of the files that were installed into XP are now gone, as well > as any startup stuff, like crontab. > > If I rerun the installer at point it at the local copy of the install files, > will I be ok, in that, it won't remove my currently installed user files? > Or should I make a copy of that user directory and then copy it back after > the install? > > I have important scripts there that I do not want to lose. 'setup.exe' will only remove files when uninstalling or upgrading. It won't remove configuration files that have been modified. Also, if the "user files" in question were not installed by Cygwin, they will not be touched. > > Also, where was/is the crontab file placed when crontab -e is run? /var/cron/tabs Keep in mind that if XP has been reinstalled, the ownership of the files will not be correct. Best to update the ownerships in Windows. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- 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/