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Old 09-16-2012
Cygwin application not working on my machine.

I have windows XP machine.

Today i have tried to install Cygwin, I've downloaded all the packages then ran the setup. It's showed completed.
But when i try to open this it's not working.

Do i need to do anything extra for this..?

Please help...

Last edited by pamu; 09-21-2012 at 06:55 AM..
# 2  
Old 09-16-2012
What exactly do you try to open?

In what way does it not work?
# 3  
Old 09-17-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by Corona688
What exactly do you try to open?

In what way does it not work?
After installation i clicked on Cygwin-terminal and all other options present in start-all programs-Cygwin menu. but nothing happened. No error, nothing. not able to understand whats happening. Smilie
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Old 09-19-2012
You should seek help at the Cygwin web site by reading the FAQ and other documentation. And, if you are still stuck, send mail to the Cygwin mailing list as mentioned at that site.
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