"Igor Pechtchanski" wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Sun, 9 Oct 2005, Alex Vinokur wrote:
>
> > "Larry Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> <http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PCYMTNQREAIYR>. Thanks.
>
> > > At 03:13 PM 10/9/2005, you wrote:
> > >
> > > >"Larry Hall" wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > >> At 01:43 PM 10/9/2005, you wrote:
> > > >> >I wont to uninstall some category, for instance, "Games".
> > > >> >What should one do?
> > > >>
> > > >> Run 'setup.exe'. Click "Next" until one gets to the "Select
> > > >> Package" page. Click on "Default" for "Games" until it changes to
> > > >> "Uninstall". Click "Next". Continue as one would for any other use
> > > >> of 'setup.exe'.
> > > >
> > > >[snip]
> > > >
> > > >OK. But other categories can contain some packages with new versions
> > > >of some utilities. If I don't want to update those utilities, should
> > > >I set "Keep" in *each* utility?
> > >
> > > You should be able to select the "Keep" radio button above the list of
> > > packages to do that
> >
> > This is the point. Here are list of options for categories (while
> > "Download without installing"):
> > * Default
> > * Install
> > * Reinstall
> > * Uninstall
> > So, the "Keep" option is missing.
>
> Note that Larry did not say 'the "Keep" option for other categories' -- he
> said 'the "Keep" radio button *above* the list of packages'. Look
> carefully, you'll see it there (along with "Prev", "Curr", and "Exp").
> Selecting "Keep" will not install any updates automatically.
>
> > > but your option is also viable, though perhaps more tedious, depending
> > > on the number of packages you have installed.
> >
> > Of course, I don't want to that for each relevant utility.
>
> Obviously -- that's why the "Keep" mode was introduced in the first place.
[snip]
Not it works fine.
Thanks.
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