removing Cygwin: the nuclear option

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 s

attempt at command-line-based Cygwin installation

I'm trying to do a custom, automated Cygwin install. I've read some earlier messages on this list and elsewhere, and I thought I knew what to do, but it hasn't worked out. I did a manual GUI "download without installing" with the packages I wanted, into C:\Download\Cygwin; then I ran (all on

executing commands is VERY slow (redux?)

I've been using Cygwin on a particular laptop for months, with great success. Then, suddenly, one day, it took thirty seconds for me to get a login prompt. I soon discovered that Cygwin was suddenly taking at least a second to run any command: local$ time /bin/echo real0m1.333s user