The attached documentation patch explains how to avoid unintentionally
upgrading, as in http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2010-06/msg00519.html .
Ken
--- setup-net.sgml.orig 2010-06-23 10:01:17.000000000 -0400
+++ setup-net.sgml 2010-06-23 10:18:11.468750000 -0400
@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@
category it is in.
Click on the <literal>View</literal> button and it will rotate between
<literal>Category</literal> (the default), <literal>Full</literal> (all
-packages), and <literal>Partial</literal> (only packages to be upgraded).
+packages), and <literal>Partial</literal> (only packages to be
+installed or upgraded).
If you are familiar with Unix, you will probably want to at least glance
through the <literal>Full</literal> listing for your favorite tools.
</para>
@@ -188,6 +189,12 @@
<command>setup.exe</command> begins to install the upgraded package.
</para>
<para>
+To avoid unintentionally upgrading, use the <literal>Partial</literal>
+view to see which packages have been marked for upgrading. If you
+don't want to upgrade a package, click on the new version number to
+toggle it until it says <literal>Keep</literal>.
+</para>
+<para>
The final feature of the <command>setup.exe</command> chooser is for
<literal>Previous</literal> and <literal>Experimental</literal> packages.
By default the chooser shows only the current version of each package,
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