Hi Brian, On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 10:53 PM, Brian Kelly <reedf...@ix.netcom.com> wrote: > > Ok - so I did a re-install and mount -p is back. But a setup "bug" (probably > not setup.exe's fault) was discovered in the process. > > I first tried a re-install and once again was told cygwin1.dll could not be > replaced because of a running process (thought I had killed everything). > Rather than quit and start over, I pressed the continue button and re-booted > the laptop when the re-install completed. mount -p was STILL broken, so > something sure was amiss. Turned out I had cygserver and postgres via > cygserver running. (Forgot about them).
With Process Explorer from Sysinternals, it is possible to search for open files/n-use DLLs. It shows the process which keeps the file in use. >These services start automatically (along with sshd) when Windows starts up. >*ALSO* I have an XWin Server in the Startup folder of the Windows Start Menu. >So apparently, one of these services is starting up *BEFORE* the cygwin1.dll >can be replaced by Windows at startup. I find that hard to believe; after-reboot file replacing happens before any processes are created. But I'm just speculating. > > -----Original Message----- Please don't top-post. http://www.cygwin.com/acronyms/#TOFU -- Life is complex, with real and imaginary parts. "Ok, it boots. Which means it must be bug-free and perfect. " -- Linus Torvalds "People disagree with me. I just ignore them." -- Linus Torvalds -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
