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Re: A question about setup.exe
Paul McFerrin wrote:
> OKAY... I finally realized that MTIME was not used by setup. I now have
> my installation completely restored. I used file
> /etc/setup/installed.db to "trick" setup to do a forced install.
>
> 1. Have a running cygwin system available
> 2. Run "setup" thru the "Package Selection" pages but NOT beyond
> 3. On your running cygwin system, delete all but 1st line in file
> "/etc/setup/installed.db".
> 4. Shutdown your running cygwin sysrem
> 5. Click the "NEXT" button in setup and your re-installation will begin.
Oh, I didn't see this post earlier. I prefer to do it the easy way:
> 2. Run "setup" thru the "Package Selection" pages but NOT beyond
3. Select "Reinstall" at the top-level of the category view.
> 5. Click the "NEXT" button in setup and your re-installation will begin.
cheers,
DaveK
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