From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 16708 invoked by alias); 26 Apr 2014 09:53:17 -0000 Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Received: (qmail 16696 invoked by uid 89); 26 Apr 2014 09:53:17 -0000 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 X-HELO: mail107.syd.optusnet.com.au Received: from mail107.syd.optusnet.com.au (HELO mail107.syd.optusnet.com.au) (211.29.132.53) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.93/v0.84-503-g423c35a) with ESMTP; Sat, 26 Apr 2014 09:53:13 +0000 Received: from dimstar.local.net (c122-107-168-99.eburwd5.vic.optusnet.com.au [122.107.168.99]) by mail107.syd.optusnet.com.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6C666D43662 for ; Sat, 26 Apr 2014 19:53:10 +1000 (EST) Received: (qmail 15062 invoked by uid 501); 26 Apr 2014 09:53:02 -0000 Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2014 09:53:00 -0000 From: Duncan Roe To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: No shortcuts after default install - how to start cygwin? Message-ID: <20140426095302.GB14738@dimstar.local.net> Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.22 (2013-10-16) X-Optus-CM-Score: 0 X-Optus-CM-Analysis: v=2.1 cv=U6SrU4bu c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=+cDhJlqnNvz9E7c5l3ERGg==:117 a=+cDhJlqnNvz9E7c5l3ERGg==:17 a=y26AOypDAAAA:8 a=PO7r1zJSAAAA:8 a=M1kyBYkWWGkA:10 a=HKfK1T-IoBAA:10 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=iaFubHWvAAAA:8 a=HvL3JxCHKfBLCbZbxvUA:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 X-IsSubscribed: yes X-SW-Source: 2014-04/txt/msg00609.txt.bz2 On Sat, Apr 26, 2014 at 07:35:03PM +1000, ben modra wrote: > Hi, > After performing a standard (default) install using setup-x86.exe, > there are no shortcuts in the start menu or desktop. I don't really > mind but don't know how to initiate cygwin without it. > > Its a work pc, which means I have little control over the system, and > it has been meddled with quite a bit. Running XP. It quite common > for this to happen on installing software, and I usually just make a > desktop shortcut. Must be unusual for others because I can't find any > reference to it in the archives. > > Can you please tell me how to run cygwin without the shortcut? > > Thanks > I make shortcuts to /cygwin/bin/bash.exe and /cygwin64/bin/bash.exed (I have both). Perhaps there is a better way to do it, but that works for me, Cheers ... Duncan. -- 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