From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 30900 invoked by alias); 26 Apr 2014 15:04:30 -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 30884 invoked by uid 89); 26 Apr 2014 15:04:30 -0000 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=2.4 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_ENVFROM_END_DIGIT,FREEMAIL_FROM,SPF_NEUTRAL autolearn=no version=3.3.2 X-HELO: pbmail.coopexsoft.sk Received: from pbmail.coopexsoft.sk (HELO pbmail.coopexsoft.sk) (213.181.128.199) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.93/v0.84-503-g423c35a) with ESMTP; Sat, 26 Apr 2014 15:04:28 +0000 Received: from [192.168.88.22] (unknown [10.10.102.6]) by pbmail.coopexsoft.sk (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 1551F9FC6C for ; Sat, 26 Apr 2014 17:04:05 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <535BCAE8.40301@seznam.cz> Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2014 15:04:00 -0000 From: "V.99" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/24.4.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: No shortcuts after default install - how to start cygwin? References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-CoopexSoftPB-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-CoopexSoftPB-MailScanner-ID: 1551F9FC6C.A022C X-CoopexSoftPB-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-CoopexSoftPB-MailScanner-From: v.99@seznam.cz X-SW-Source: 2014-04/txt/msg00611.txt.bz2 On 26.4.2014 11:35, 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 Hi, target of my shortcut is C:\cygwin\bin\mintty.exe -i /Cygwin-Terminal.ico - It is shortcut made by cygwins setup on windows xp. -- .: Vlado :. -- 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