On Thu, 12 Jun 2003, Peter S Tillier wrote: > Will Marsh wrote: > > I downloaded the latest version of Setup (2.340.2.5) and have tried > > to > > install it several times under Win ME 4.90.3000. It always hangs at > > the same point, right after "Create Icons", with the following > > message > > in a DOS window: "This program has performed an illegal > > operation and > > will be terminated. Quit all programs and then restart your > > computer." If I click on the "Details" box, all it gives me is "Fault > > Location : C000.0D66" Restarting windows at this point and > > trying > > to run Cygwin gives the same message with a different "Fault > > Location > >: C000.7A00" > > > > At this point, if I check C:\cygwin\etc\postinstall, all the files > > have .sh at the end, none have the .done. C:\cygwin\var\log doesn't > > exist. > > > > I've tried the default install, the ALL install, and the default + a > > few packages. Same results for all of them. I've tried running setup > > again over the top, same results. I've tried deleting the whole thing > > (directories, registry entries, Setup) and starting over, same > > results. > > > > Any ideas or other things I should check? > > I guess you have checked that your Windows ME has all the latest service > packs and/or patches applied? Don't know if this will help, but it may > be worth a shot.
Would you (Will) be able to try a setup debug snapshot? I've had some problems using setup.exe on newly installed machines and in all cases the debug version has worked. See <http://cygwin.com/setup-snapshots/>. Elfyn -- Elfyn McBratney (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) Systems Administrator ABCtales.com / Ubertales.co.uk -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
