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Re: Install crash
- From: Michal Janik <jamich at post dot cz>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 07:24:51 +0100
- Subject: Re: Install crash
In article <4F048930.20609@cygwin.com>, you say...
>
> On 1/4/2012 6:44 AM, jamich - Post wrote:
> > Marco,
> > do you know how to install previous version of cygwin? Is there any way
> > how to do it?
>
> As Marco mentioned, setup.exe is a user-space program, not a kernel one.
> Therefore, it is not possible for it to be crashing your system. If you
> are experiencing a blue-screen or any kind of O/S crash, this can only
> be initiated by kernel-level code. Beyond the obvious O/S code itself,
> things like hardware drivers and some virus and malware detectors fall
> into this category. Your best bet is to look at any recent O/S, driver,
> virus, and malware updates or additions that could be responsible.
> Looking for a Cygwin-specific solution is at best a time-sink.
I don't know what is wrong. I tried to run cygcheck.exe but I got
message "Not enough memory". I restarted computer and tried again and I
got same message. I have windows xp 32bit with 4GB memory on it.
Michal
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