X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; q=dns; s=default; b=CSL0BpM8eQm+omu5QOYPqu1ZIfswd 96aXEAbe/vCXsAtzm5BVU8HXN1R5PUuWxDSdTP9Wre7sbDkqa9zeVGPtW1EgSI3x 2qRI6OxCqrUF762KcerkrAJWLwUQUukI1BVCqN1n/MGJ1KF9Olp5Pk7CiTHY2Gde 47ReWz2Ck6TRIE= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; s=default; bh=8TEi+iDME5nIRVRYKfAcv0oSyy4=; b=nGc rqai5wUxRyivQOnBm10w0QFElinib3EiAuDT7xbct5uI8qgybsZ7J1Q7XY6GSzxa FEMqu0uG0cMGXoh/Xrzec4emawYu0Sdbk7qUNYrC4bQGAoxAk6ehW7YRGvaaEd3B VXqjj3uAqkJHCd3b2Z8FqQxc43e8N0a294JlkYds= 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 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-0.9 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 X-HELO: mail-ve0-f179.google.com MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.52.116.101 with SMTP id jv5mr12404483vdb.11.1398549862210; Sat, 26 Apr 2014 15:04:22 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 08:04:22 +1000 Message-ID: Subject: re: No shortcuts after default install - how to start cygwin? From: ben modra To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Thanks Duncan, I thought there must be more to it than that - if I run bash.exe then nothing works. Even basic commands like cygcheck and ls return 'command not found'. Other ways to start also fail, eg startxwin.exe then a window opens and immediately closes. The setup log seems fine to me (no errors) but I don't really know what to look for. > Hi, > After performing a standard (default) install using setup-x86.exe, > there are no shortcuts in the start menu or desktop. I don't really > mind but don't know how to initiate cygwin without it. > > Its a work pc, which means I have little control over the system, and > it has been meddled with quite a bit. Running XP. It quite common > for this to happen on installing software, and I usually just make a > desktop shortcut. Must be unusual for others because I can't find any > reference to it in the archives. > > Can you please tell me how to run cygwin without the shortcut? > > Thanks > I make shortcuts to /cygwin/bin/bash.exe and /cygwin64/bin/bash.exed (I have both). Perhaps there is a better way to do it, but that works for me, Cheers ... Duncan. -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple