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Re: Cygnus 1.1.2 setup hangs for me under Windows NT 4.0


On Friday 9 Jun 00, Chris Faylor writes:
> On Fri, Jun 09, 2000 at 01:15:22PM -0700, Earnie Boyd wrote:
> >--- "Fowler, Paul B." <paul.fowler@unisys.com> wrote:
> >> 	I checked the archives and mailing lists, and I see no reference to
> >> this problem.
> >> 
> >> 	I am a newbie...  
> >> 
> >> 	I just tried installing the software for the first time.  The setup
> >> hung when installing cygwin 1.1.2.tar.gz....
> >> 
> >> 	I tried downloading the software from another site, and it also
> >> hung.  It just eats up my processor and appears to do nothing...
> >> 
> >> 	Is there some place I can turn to for help?
> >> 
> >
> >Disable the virus scanner.
> 
> Beep.
> 
> This is probably FAQ fodder but do you think that anyone would read the FAQ
> at this stage of using Cygwin?
> 
> I mean, if the setup hangs would the first inclination be to look for a FAQ?
> 
> I suppose that we could actually put this in the opening setup instructions,
> too.

I agree it's FAQ fodder, and I'll add it.  (Could the original poster
confirm whether this was the problem?)

The latest/README file could also have this information, and possibly
a pointer to the "Installation Instructions" in the FAQ, now that this
part of the FAQ is current.

David


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