PATH and HOME in cygwin

Hello, I am trying to set my PATH and HOME in cygwin. Under the /etc/profile file it says to change the bashrc.bash file and I have amended this but still no change. I also see there is a .bash_profile file in both the /etc/defaults/etc/skel and /etc/skel. I originally thought that this is the

Cygwin Window closes immediately

Hello, I am having problems opening cygwin. A window pops up when I double click on the shortcut on the desktop but it immediately closes. Cygwin is installed in the following location: c:/cygwin. Any suggestions? I'm using Windows XP. Also in setup.log file in /var/log directory it says "Installa