> I found this thread in the mailing list archives > http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2005-09/threads.html#00901 > which is the exact same problem I am having but the thread seemed to die > off with no resolution. Does anyone know what the resolution was, if one > was reached, or what information should I supply, I have webspace I can > put fairly large files on if needed. > > The gist of the problem is that setup.exe fails with the message in the > subject when changing an existing install or after wiping out the existing > install and trying to set up a new install.
I checked permissions in the registry and somehow I had lost permission to change "Cygnus Software" in the HKCU tree. I changed the permissions back and deleted the key that was there and now the install works again. Jonathan -- 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/
