what does ls -l show for the apps that don't execute?
could it be a CYGWIN env var setting? { ntsec binmode } should probably be set

you can download the cygwin compatible src packages and build on 1.7
http://www.research.att.com/sw/download/beta/
        astksh-20081104-1.setup.hint      ksh standalone cygwin setup hint
        astksh-20081104-1-src.tar.bz2     ksh standalone cygwin source

On Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:08:45 -0800 Lawrence Mayer wrote:
> When trying to use the ksh.2008-11-04.cygwin.i386.gz executable under 
> Cygwin 1.7.0-37 (current public beta), ksh returns "cannot execute 
> [Permission denied]" when attempting to execute any application, whether 
> a Cygwin or Windows native application.

> I have no such problem running the above ksh executable under Cygwin 
> 1.5.25-15.

> Are there any settings which could fix this problem and allow the use of 
> ksh under Cygwin 1.7?

> Or does ksh need to be recompiled under Cygwin 1.7? If so, is there any 
> chance such a binary could be posted for download on 
> http://www.research.att.com/sw/download/
> now so ksh can be part of the public beta testing of Cygwin 1.7 rather 
> than waiting for the final release of 1.7 expected this Spring?
> http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2008-12/msg00225.html

> The Cygwin 1.7 public beta includes bash and zsh executables, but 
> interestingly neither one changed from Cygwin 1.5 to 1.7: i.e. the same 
> bash and zsh executables are being distributed and work with Cygwin 1.5 
> and 1.7.

> Holiday Greetings,
> Lawrence
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