I'm working on an automated Cygwin install and uninstall. I think I've got the

uninstall, but I wanted to know if my approach is wise.



The first step is to run "cygrunsrv --list" to find all the Cygwin services,

and then run "cygrunsrv --stop" and "cygrunsrv --remove" on each of them.



The second is to remove all the files (this is a line from a Windows batch

file, not a Cygwin shell script):



    rmdir /s /q %CYGWIN_HOME%



The third is to get rid of all the registry entries:



    reg delete "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions" /f

    reg delete "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions" /f



The "reg" command is installed on all systems running Windows XP and Windows

Server 2003, and can be installed on Windows 2000. I understand that's not good

enough for all cases, but it suits my needs.



Too much, too little, just right?  --PSRC

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