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Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2011 09:51:16 -0500
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On 2/2/2011 9:10 AM, Larry W. Virden wrote:
> A few years ago, I attempted to install cygwin on Windows XP and found that
> despite following the standard instructions, I was unsuccessful in getting
> cron to run, had some problems with gcc, etc.
>
> Are there additional cygwin tutorials, guides, helps, books  that might
> provide more in-depth help for someone not particularly knowledgable in
> administering a unix setup?  Maybe something oriented towards someone with
> more Windows experience?
>
> Thank you for any pointers you might be able to provide.

There's the section in the FAQ for common setup questions/issues:

<http://cygwin.com/faq-nochunks.html#faq.setup>

There's also a like section in the Users Guide that describes the different
installation options:

<http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/setup-net.html#internet-setup>

The Cygwin-X documentation pages have a step-by-step guide to the install:

<http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ug/setup.html#setup-cygwin-x-installing>

-- 
Larry

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A: Yes.
> Q: Are you sure?
>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

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