I just tried that, again. I ran the setup.exe and uninstalled. Deleted all directories.
Then I went to web site, and Install Now. Install Base e:\cygwin Install directory: e:\cygwindownload Same thing again, only lib, tmp and usr directories (and sub directories). Is there something in the registry I need to clean? I've downloaded from nasa.gov and from another site, same thing. I'm clueless. Igor Pechtchanski wrote: > Jim, > Don't use the same directory for your root directory and your local > packages directory... > Igor > > On Mon, 21 Oct 2002, Jim Langston wrote: > > > I am tryign to install cygwin on a windows 2k box. I have tried > > downloading from the web, and downloading the install to my machine and > > installing from there. > > > > When I click install I can see that some files are supposed to go to > > /bin, but when setup is done, I do not have a bin directory. > > > > It does seem to create e:\cygwin\lib, e:\cygwin\tmp and e:\cygwin\usr, > > but no other directories. > > > > I have tried both DOS and UNIX type > > I have tried installing for All Users, and for myself > > I have tried reinstalling base > > I have tried installing to c:\cygwin > > I have tried creating the e:\cygwin\bin directory manually, but it still > > does not load the files into it. > > > > I have searched the mailing list archives and didnt' see anything > > related. I have searched google, and didn't find anything related to > > this version. > > > > I looked in the setup.log and setup.log.full and they only show details > > on downloading the package, not on trying to install it. > > > > There is plenty of disk space free on drive E (over 17Gb). > > > > Any ideas what I can try next, or where I can search for answers? > > > > I'm at a total loss what to try now and am on about my 11th re-install > > with absolutely no change. > > > > Windows 2000 Pro with latest service packs and windows updates > > 256mb memory. > > 40Gb C drive with 24Gb free > > 80Gb D drive with 78Gb free > > 20Gb E drive with 17Gb free (after install) > > logged in as Administrator > > -- > http://cs.nyu.edu/~pechtcha/ > |\ _,,,---,,_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] > |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Igor Pechtchanski > '---''(_/--' `-'\_) fL a.k.a JaguaR-R-R-r-r-r-.-.-. Meow! > > "Water molecules expand as they grow warmer" (C) Popular Science, Oct'02, p.51 -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
