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Re: Keeping setup.exe from touching mount entries


Paul McFerrin wrote:
Is there a way to prevent setup from touching the existing mount table entries in the registry? I would like to create 'another' instance of Cygwin for my own customizations and not affect my original instance. Yes, I only have one PC available to me.


No but you can restore the old mount table entries with 'mount'.  Before
you start, do "mount -m >mntentries.bat".  Now install to where you want
another version.  Afterwards, before you start/restart any Cygwin proggie,
run "mntentries.bat" from "cmd.exe".  That will restore what you had before
the second installation.  If you want to keep around the mount points for
the second installation, make a backup of those the same way.

Good luck!

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