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Re: Interesting problem installing cygserver
On Nov 23 00:34, Gregg Levine wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 12:06 AM, Larry Hall (Cygwin)
> > Not exactly. ?You aren't running with those privileges. ?Use "Run as
> > Administrator"
> > from that account so you get the elevated privileges you need.
>
> Hello!
> That did work. Thank you Larry. I owe you something or other over
> coffee and pastry at someplace other then Starbucks the next time your
> visiting the City. Or a meal at two of the best delis in the City.
>
> I freely confess I haven't worked with Cygwin since the Windows98SE
> time frame so this capability is a big thing.
Just to make this very clear: This isn't a Cygwin problem. You're
stumbling over the "User Access Control" (UAC) facility introduced with
Windows Vista, see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa511445.aspx
Corinna
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