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RE: error during install


I do seem to have finally gotten my old install back into 
a usable state by using an older version of setup.exe.
It prompted several times that there is a newer
version and had a few missing-dll dialog boxes but
at least now I am back to where I started.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com 
> [mailto:cygwin-owner@cygwin.com]On Behalf
> Of Mike Marchywka
> Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 5:59 AM
> To: Robert; cygwin@cygwin.com
> Subject: RE: error during install
> 
> 
> This sounds similar to a problem I've had with both a clean 
> install and an attempt
> to update a working install. I keep trying to get cygiconv-2 
> to load by playing with
> the setup install options. I think I could make this work but 
> sometimes default+install 
> UNINSTALLS stuff making this approach unworkable- I can get 
> cygwin to run but
> it can't find sed. When I request the addtional stuff that 
> includes sed, someone
> feels the need to delete the stuff I installed to get that 
> much to work.
> Eventually setup dies and then I can't even get bash ( someone deleted
> bash.exe even though I simply requested additional packages).
> 
> What changed in the last few months? I've made several 
> installs and never had
> this kind of problem. I thought I could just add things 
> without uninstalling 
> parts of bash.
> 
> 
> ISN'T IT POSSIBLE TO LOAD CYGWIN WITHOUT HAVING TO GO THROUGH A GUI?
> THIS SETUP MENU SEEMS TO HAVE PROBLEMS.
> 
> THANKS.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com 
> > [mailto:cygwin-owner@cygwin.com]On Behalf
> > Of Robert
> > Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 1:15 AM
> > To: cygwin@cygwin.com
> > Subject: error during install
> > 
> > 
> > Installing from local directory (doing an all install)
> > it errors out at 43%, mhash is being
> > installed at the time.  It creates an appcompat error
> > file in the temp directory which is
> > deleted as soon as I say ok or close out the error
> > messages, this file is listed at the end of this.
> > At the time of error message in the setup.exe window
> > it is
> > installing mhash-0.9.1-1 and the specific file being
> > installed is /usr/share/mc/syntax/xml.syntax
> > I try to reinstall without deleting the c:\cygwin
> > folder and I get the same thing.  If I try to delete
> > c:\cygwin then I have several files that are not
> > allowing me to delete them within the cygwin
> > directory.
> > I had an XP SP2 system crash that had this full
> > install working perfectly.  I reinstalled everything
> > from scratch, XP then SP2 and all Windows updates. I
> > have also edited the boot.ini with adding the flag
> > /NoExecute=AlwaysOff and still issues.
> > Is there anyway to resolve this?
> > Thanks
> > Robert
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > appcompat.txt file output:
> > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16"?>
> > <DATABASE>
> > <EXE NAME="setup.exe" FILTER="GRABMI_FILTER_PRIVACY">
> >     <MATCHING_FILE NAME="setup.exe" SIZE="285696"
> > CHECKSUM="0x88889BA7" MODULE_TYPE="WIN32"
> > PE_CHECKSUM="0x0" LINKER_VERSION="0x10000"
> > LINK_DATE="01/27/2005 20:59:34"
> > UPTO_LINK_DATE="01/27/2005 20:59:34" />
> > </EXE>
> > <EXE NAME="kernel32.dll"
> > FILTER="GRABMI_FILTER_THISFILEONLY">
> >     <MATCHING_FILE NAME="kernel32.dll" SIZE="983552"
> > CHECKSUM="0x4CE79457" BIN_FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.2180"
> > BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.2180"
> > PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.2180"
> > FILE_DESCRIPTION="Windows NT BASE API Client DLL"
> > COMPANY_NAME="Microsoft Corporation"
> > PRODUCT_NAME="Microsoft® Windows® Operating System"
> > FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.2180
> > (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)"
> > ORIGINAL_FILENAME="kernel32" INTERNAL_NAME="kernel32"
> > LEGAL_COPYRIGHT="© Microsoft Corporation. All rights
> > reserved." VERFILEDATEHI="0x0" VERFILEDATELO="0x0"
> > VERFILEOS="0x40004" VERFILETYPE="0x2"
> > MODULE_TYPE="WIN32" PE_CHECKSUM="0xFF848"
> > LINKER_VERSION="0x50001"
> > UPTO_BIN_FILE_VERSION="5.1.2600.2180"
> > UPTO_BIN_PRODUCT_VERSION="5.1.2600.2180"
> > LINK_DATE="08/04/2004 07:56:36"
> > UPTO_LINK_DATE="08/04/2004 07:56:36"
> > VER_LANGUAGE="English (United States) [0x409]" />
> > </EXE>
> > </DATABASE>
> > 
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