Michael Lutz <Michi_cc <at> gmx.net> writes: > > Am 26.06.2011 17:14 schrieb Andrew Hancock: > > Thanks for any comments or suggestions for courses of action. I'm > > beginning to wonder if a fundamental incompatibility with Windows 7 > > (64-bit, in case it matters) could prevent the use of Cygwin on my > > machine. Mega- :( > > It works as designed (TM). That's the Vista file virtualization in action, > which is supposed to increase application compatibility in conjunction > with UAC. > > Section "File Virtualization" from > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb756960.aspx has more on it.
Thanks, Michael. I also got a reply at http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-files/does-windows-7-do-file-caching-which-can-lead-to/181d8eca-4b59-4121-a8a9-545f465a9f61. That thread also provides a good reference to file virtualization: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927387 . I achieved the desired effect of modifying the nonvirtualized _vimrc by clicking on Compatibility Files to go to the virtualization directory and moving it from there to the location ov the nonvirtualized _vimrc (thus overwriting it). -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
