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Re: "Cannot create a file when that file already exists" installation problem
- From: "Elfyn McBratney" <elfyn-cygwin at exposure dot org dot uk>
- To: "cygwin" <cygwin at cygwin dot com>,"Lawlor, Jonathan" <jlawlor at ea dot com>
- Cc: <cygwin-apps at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 21:57:46 -0000
- Subject: Re: "Cannot create a file when that file already exists" installation problem
- References: <921978234DB4D311AAB500805FE6C67902D64BDD@eac-exch1.eac.ea.com>
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Lawlor, Jonathan" <jlawlor@ea.com>
To: <cygwin@cygwin.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 9:47 PM
Subject: "Cannot create a file when that file already exists" installation
problem
> Hello,
>
> I'm trying to upgrade my Cygwin install to the newest version
> Using setup.exe from http://www.cygwin.com. No matter what I do,
> what I choose to install, where the local packages go to etc,
> I get the following error message:
> Mount <- that is what is in the title of the message box
> Cannot create a file when that file already exists.
> OK
>
> When I click on OK, the installation process exists, and nothing
> is installed.
>
> Note that sometimes the entire process is almost finished (the
> total bar is about 99% full).
>
> Googling for "Cannot create a file when that file already exists"
> reveals that that is some kind of Windows error (code #183),
> but I have no idea which file is being created.
>
> Does anybody have any ideas what could be going on here?
>
> I do not want to blow away my current install.
>
> Thank you very much,
>
> Jonathan Lawlor
>
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