On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 2:08 PM, LMH wrote: > I am getting ready to re-install XP and I would like to avoid having to > completely redo my cygwin install. Is there a way to export the current > settings (installed packages, etc) and then re-import it after re-install? > > I was thinking of just copying my cygwin_install directory that has > setup.exe and the mirror folders and then reintroducing that to the new > install, or just copying the entire cygwin root folder as well. > > Is there a prescribed method for this?
Barring a backup utility to restore it later, I would suggest a straight copy to an external disk or perhaps burn it on a DVD. Be sure to export a copy of the registry so you can later import it. -- Earnie -- https://sites.google.com/site/earnieboyd -- 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
