* Richard Copley (2005-06-14 21:02 +0100) > On 14/06/05, Thorsten Kampe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> * wen (2005-06-14 14:55 +0100) >>> it shows bash-2.05b$ when i double click on cygwin. >>> in general, it should show something like this >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> in the 1st case, i cannot use ls.exe command while it lies under the folder >>> C:\cygwin\bin > > That probably shouldn't happen.
What shouldn't happen? You actually don't know which of the one hundred possible interpretations of "I cannot use ls.exe" he means. > In such cases, I usually don't worry > about finding out what exactly has happened. I move the stuff I want > to keep from my home directory to somewhere outside Cygwin's > directories (hopefully not forgetting any config files I've > customized). Then I use setup.exe to uninstall everything, then I > delete 'C:\Cygwin' (or whatever) using Windows Explorer, probably give > it a reboot for luck, then run setup.exe again to reinstall > everything, and move my files back. You forgot to delete the HKLM/HKCU settings. -- 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/