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Re: Invalid program file name, pif file
- From: Larry Hall <cygwin-lh at cygwin dot com>
- To: SonyMaster at aol dot com, cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2003 20:07:05 -0500
- Subject: Re: Invalid program file name, pif file
- References: <17.401c0114.2d03d442@aol.com>
- Reply-to: Cygwin List <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
At 07:54 PM 12/6/2003, SonyMaster@aol.com you wrote:
>I recently got Cygwin working (Rather then download, then install, I
>installed from internet) And after I installed it, I tried running Cygwin.pif and got
>this error:
>
>C:\CYGWIN~2\Cygwin.pif
>Invalid program file name, please check your pif file. Choose "close' to
>terminate the application.
>
>I look at the pif file, and noticed it was pointing to the wrong directory
>where command.com was (C:\WINDOWS\command.com) and changed that to where it was.
>(C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\command.com) and when I then tried to run it, I got this
>error in the DOS window:
>
>Bad command or file name
>
>How would I fix this? I have been searching the archives, but found nothing
>so far. I am still searching now. Also, I am using Windows XP.
>
Why use command.com on XP? Where did you find cygwin.pif?
I think you need to visit <http://cygwin.com/problems.html>. So far, none
of what you said makes sense.
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