Redirecting this to the correct list. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lawlor, Jonathan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 9:47 PM Subject: "Cannot create a file when that file already exists" installation problem
> Hello, > > I'm trying to upgrade my Cygwin install to the newest version > Using setup.exe from http://www.cygwin.com. No matter what I do, > what I choose to install, where the local packages go to etc, > I get the following error message: > Mount <- that is what is in the title of the message box > Cannot create a file when that file already exists. > OK > > When I click on OK, the installation process exists, and nothing > is installed. > > Note that sometimes the entire process is almost finished (the > total bar is about 99% full). > > Googling for "Cannot create a file when that file already exists" > reveals that that is some kind of Windows error (code #183), > but I have no idea which file is being created. > > Does anybody have any ideas what could be going on here? > > I do not want to blow away my current install. > > Thank you very much, > > Jonathan Lawlor > > -- > 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/ > -- 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/
