X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <2e12d0230712181132m46338401o7e95f6a3709aa336@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:32:26 -0500 From: "Richard Noble" To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: installing cygwin: setup.exe error (0xc000007b) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252 Content-Disposition: inline X-IsSubscribed: yes 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 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by delorie.com id lBIJXETm021718 downloaded setup.exe from http://cygwin.com. Downloaded and ran setup.exe with anti-virus software disabled as per FAQ. I receive the following error message immediately after executing setup.exe (The application failed to initialize properly (0xc000007b). Click on OK to terminate the application). This is a new corporate dell laptop with Windows XP and the latest updates from windows update as of today. Bellow is the information provided by Windows through the eventvwr. I am using an account that is in the local administrators group and have also tried to install while logged in as the local administrator. Thanks for any advice and if you need more information please let me know. Thanks, Richard Noble Details Product: Windows Operating System ID: 26 Source: Application Popup Version: 5.2 Symbolic Name: STATUS_LOG_HARD_ERROR Message: Application popup: %1 : %2 Explanation The program could not load a driver because the program user doesn't have sufficient privileges to access the driver or because the drive is missing or corrupt. User Action To correct this problem: Ensure that the program user has sufficient privileges to access the directory in which the driver is installed. Reinstall the program to restore the driver to the correct location. If these solutions do not work, contact Product Support Services. Version: 5.0 Symbolic Name: status_log_hard_error Message: Unable to Load Device Driver : device driver could not be loaded. Explanation The program could not load a driver because the program user doesn't have sufficient privileges to access the driver or because the drive is missing or corrupt. User Action To correct this problem: < is driver the which in directory access to privileges sufficient has user program that> Reinstall the program to restore the driver to the correct location. If these solutions do not work, contact Product Support Services. ________________________________ Related Knowledge Base articles You can find additional information on this topic in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles: • Error message and events are logged in the System log when you try to compress a large file on an NTFS volume in Windows XP, in Windows 2000, or in Windows Server 2003: "Delayed Write Failed" Describes a problem where a large file may not compress when you use NTFS compression in Windows XP, Windows 2000, or Windows Server 2003. • File Lock or Access Denied Error Message When You Save Files Over the Network When you try to save a file such as a Microsoft Excel workbook that you opened by using a universal naming convention (UNC) path, you may receive an error message that is similar to one of the following: Cannot read file. File is locked Access... • When you visit a Web page that uses a custom pop-up object, Internet Explorer 6 closes unexpectedly Resolves an error in the Mshtml.dll file that occurs after you install security update 918899. If you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next cumulative security update for Internet Explorer. -- Thanks, Richard Noble -- 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/