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Re: Setup.exe Problems on Vista
On 4/22/07, Brian Dessent <brian(a)dessent.net> wrote:
"Michael D. Adams" wrote:
> The workaround for this problem that I have found is to set the
> *Windows* path to include C:\cygwin\bin before running setup.exe. So
> for example this sequence works:
>
> set PATH=C:\cygwin\bin;%PATH%
> setup.exe
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That would be pretty brain dead if Vista did not allow programs to
modify the PATH. That would cause about a million failures in Cygwin
and various programs.
its UAC - User Acess Control. users can change variables that belong
to THEM. you can turn OFF UAC and run Setup.exe then as Administrator.
thats what I do at school. we use some x tools for the science lab.
> OS: Vista Home Premium
> Setup.exe Version: 2.510.2.2 (run without administraitor permission)
run as Admin always.especially now because of the UAC stuff.
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Space of Flows, Space of Places: Materials for a Theory of Urbanism in
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2004, Routledge: London. p. 82-93.
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