How do I delete old cygwin directories on W2K?

2004-07-30 Thread Don V Black
Hi Again - I have a couple of backup CYGWIN directories on my hard drive that I cannot remove even when I logon as Administrator. I had a disk crash and was forced to restore the W2K system onto a new harddrive. I used the old drive (120GB) as a data disk. The old drive contains the old CYGWIN

Re: How do I delete old cygwin directories on W2K?

2004-07-30 Thread Don V Black
permissions, so you can try mounting the partition in Linux. - Alexey. Don V Black wrote: Hi Again - I have a couple of backup CYGWIN directories on my hard drive that I cannot remove even when I logon as Administrator. I had a disk crash and was forced to restore the W2K system onto a new harddrive

main Cygwin list?

2004-07-30 Thread Don V Black
cygwin list. This really is not related to Cygwin/X as far as I can tell. What is the address, and how do I subscribe to the main cygwin list? [EMAIL PROTECTED] does not work. -Thanks Don cgf Don V Black wrote: I have a couple of backup CYGWIN directories on my hard drive that I cannot remove even

How do I delete crashed cygwin/x directories on W2K?

2004-07-30 Thread Don V Black
Hello Once More - I have a couple of CYGWIN/X directories on my hard drive that I cannot remove even when I logon as Administrator. This is a question for the person(s) who wrote the cygwin and cygwin/x Windows installation scripts. The directories and files were installed via the CYGWIN/X

Re: How do I delete crashed cygwin/x directories on W2K?

2004-07-30 Thread Don V Black
Earle - You were right, thanks. The solution is logged below so that it can be searched for in the archives. At 04:37 PM 7/30/2004 -0700, you wrote: For undeletable files first run chkdsk /f on the drive and make sure it's clean. Then try the steps listed in the MS KB article linked below,

How do I delete crashed cygwin/x directories on W2K?

2004-07-30 Thread Don V Black
Hello Once More - I have a couple of CYGWIN/X directories on my hard drive that I cannot remove even when I logon as Administrator. This is a question for the person(s) who wrote the cygwin and cygwin/x Windows installation scripts. The directories and files were installed via the CYGWIN/X

How to delete old cygwin directories on W2K?

2004-07-29 Thread Don V Black
Hi - I have a couple of backup CYGWIN directories on my hard drive that I cannot remove even when I logon as Administrator. I had a disk crash and was forced to restore the W2K system onto a new harddrive. I used the old drive (120GB) as a data disk. The old drive contains the old CYGWIN

RE: How to delete old cygwin directories on W2K?

2004-07-29 Thread Don V Black
of the 'Shortcuts'. - Don At 03:54 PM 7/29/2004 -0500, you wrote: If you are logged on as administrator, can you take ownership of these directories? After you own them, you should be able to remove them. Dan -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Don V Black

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2004-06-27 Thread Don V Black
Hi Guys - It seems we have a new class of email abuser, maillist subscribers. Have maillists and the internet failed those of us who created it? We now need to either approve ALL posts, or provide a mechanism to qualify subscribers. (I approve ALL posts that go to my society's maillists - too

cygwin/xwin multiple logon scripts

2004-02-25 Thread Don V Black
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cygwin/xwin multiple logon scripts

2004-02-25 Thread Don V Black
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Re: cygwin/xfree installation questions

2004-01-03 Thread Don V Black
corrects that oversight. 5) In the Select Packages panel (# 16 in the doc) Click On Default of +XFree866 .. Default until +XFree86 .. Install appears. This requires n clicks. - Don V Black === At 06:23 PM 12/31/2003 -0500, you wrote: Don, Your initial installation of Cygwin was messed up

cygwin/xfree installation questions

2003-12-31 Thread Don V Black
Hi Folks - Thanks in advance for any help. While installing (uninstall then install Xfree86 packages in Win2K) I get the error: mkshortcut.exe - Unable to Locate DLL The dynamic link library cygopt-0.dll could not be found in the specified path

Re: cygwin/xfree installation questions

2003-12-31 Thread Don V Black
Deinstall the entire Cygwin installation, and re-install Cygwin/X, as follows: 1) In the Select Packages panel (# 16 in the doc) Click On Default of +All .. Default until Uninstall appears. 2) Click On the Next button, and proceed with the Uninstall. 3) Delete the contents of the

New XFree pages: cygwin.com/xfree

2003-12-30 Thread Don V Black
-Client from Win2K? Thanks. Kindest Regards, Don V Black [EMAIL PROTECTED] === Rediscover your local Computer Society http://www.IEEE-occs.org === (c) Copyright 2003 - Digital ChoreoGraphics World Class 3D Visualization

Re: New XFree pages: cygwin.com/xfree

2003-12-30 Thread Don V Black
the select operation (or grab as you mention, below). Can you please elaborate on step 16. Thanks again, - Don At 11:03 PM 12/30/2003 -0500, you wrote: Don, Here are installation and use instructions: http://xfree86.cygwin.com/docs/ug/cygwin-xfree-ug.html Don V Black wrote: Have you tested