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Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 06:49:58 -0800 (PST)
From: Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
Reply-To: earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com
Subject: Re: Installer issues [was RE: Mo Dejong's install problems]
To: John Dallaway <jld AT redhat DOT com>, cygwin-developers AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
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--- John Dallaway <jld AT redhat DOT com> wrote:
-8<-
> 
> Note that, under Win95/98, it is a sensible precaution to increase the
> environment space to (say) 8kB, by modifying config.sys. Such a change
> is harmless, helps prevent 'out of environment space' problems and does
> not require uninstallation.
> 

This can also be taken care of via the Properities Menu on the shortcut file. 
Is it possible to create a shortcut and modfiy it's properties
programmatically?  If that is possible then the installer could use the
shortcut in the Programs folder and prevent the problem in the first place.


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   Earnie Boyd: <mailto:earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
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