I think you are confused about the use of the word server as it applies to X-Windows type applications. In X windows, the "client" is the program such as emacs. The X-Windows server manages the display for the client program. A client program will ask the X-Windows server to draw something on the display. The X-Windows Server does the work and we users get to see the result.
The Cygwin X-Windows server is NOT a Windows Service. It is just a program, like any other. Once you have lauched it, you can lauch a terminal program like xterm (A X-Windows Client program) to start up other X-Window client programs. On 4/3/06, John Rehill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey guys, > > Total newbie here in relation to not only cygwin & cygwin/X but also to > UNIX... I'm a total windows slave. > > Anyway I've been given the delightful task of trying to configure cygwin and > cygwin/X server for use on our systems. But I've run into a wall. Well > actually quite a few really but I'll get to the point of the first one... > > How do I enable cygwin/X server as a service on Windows 2k & XP? I've read > the help files and FAQ but although it said to use the cygserver-config > script I'm at a lost as to how to do that. > > All I need for the moment is the ability to start the server first. The > rest I'll ask about later (if people are kind) > > > > -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html > Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ > FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/ > > -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/