I have been running cygwin on 64-bit Vista for over a year now. In my configuration, I have disabled UAC, so if you have that enabled it might be something to look at. Also, any of the X programs require that the X server is running before they will run. You can start X by opening a normal cygwin window, then typing "startx". You should see an "X" in the windows system tray.
If you're just looking for an xterm-like thing, I suggest you also take a look at rxvt. It is similar to xterm but does not require the full X server to be running for it to work. MinTTY is a recent alternative that others here have said works well too. PS. You typically do not need a "64-bit version" of any kind of software for it to work on Vista 64-bit. Vista will also run 32-bit applications. On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 6:32 AM, Giacomo Bruno <giacomo.br...@cern.ch> wrote: > Hello, > > I just moved to a new machine with a 64 bit windows vista os . I wanted > to install and run cygwin. While the installation process run to the > end, programs like emacs xterm and xwin do not work. I also do not get > a home directory when I run for the first time cygwin (I thought it > would be created automatically). I just read on the cygwin FAQ that > "..As far as we know no one is working on a native 64 bit version of > Cygwin.." > I interpret it like my system is unsupported and I should not expect the > above mentioned programs from the current version of cygwin to work out > of the box. Is that correct? Is it planned to release a Vista 64-bit > compatible cygwin version? When? > Actually I'd be happy if I managed to have at least ssh, scp and xterm > work. Is it just a matter of recompiling them with a proper compiler or > it is more than that? > Thanks a lot for any clarification in advance > Best > Giacomo (very deceived...) > > Cheers > Giacomo > > > > -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > > -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/