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Re: Unable to get Setup to work...
- From: "DePriest, Jason R." <jrdepriest at gmail dot com>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:28:02 -0600
- Subject: Re: Unable to get Setup to work...
- References: <000901c86adc$b88459d0$298d0d70$@net>
On Feb 8, 2008 11:29 PM, Mel Rosso-Llopart <> wrote:
> Every attempt to get setup to work has failed. Either I get an empty
> directory tree for cygwin on my C: drive or setup aborts with the tradition
> XP failure window to send a message to Microsoft. Some interesting
> symptoms:
> 1) Dr. Watson also aborts after trying to dump the setup dump
> 2) When the screen comes up to show my locations from which to select my
> download, it is always blank
>
> I have downloaded and installed cygwin in the past, but his is a new
> computer, new configuration.
>
> Suggestions on what else to try would be appreciated.
>
> Mel
If it is a new computer, did it come preinstalled with some sort of
anti-virus, anti-spam, anti-malware, firewall suite (like from McAfee
or Symantec)? If so, there could be a conflict there.
Search the cygwin mailing list archives for details and examples.
-Jason
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