Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: > Chuck wrote: >> Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: >>> Chuck wrote: >>>> Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: >>>>> Chuck wrote: >>> <snip> >>> >>>> HD scan shows no errors. >>> <snip> >>> >>>> I'm beginning to think I need to remove and reinstall every cygwin >>>> package, but I'm not certain that will fix it either. I've already >>>> reinstalled both coreutils and cygwin itself. I've even tried rolling >>>> both back a few releases, but I get the same problem. This is very >>>> strange. >>> Look for the usual suspects of problem software - firewalls, virus >>> checkers, >>> spyware/anti-spyware. >>> >> >> Nothing has changed. I did a virus scan and spyware scan too. The virus >> scan was completely clearn. The spyware scan picked up the usual >> tracking cookies but nothing really bad. >> >> The only other thing I can think of that's new is that Daemontools >> virtual cd drive software. I've since removed it but it has not cleared >> up the problem. > > > Actually, I was suggesting that your firewall, virus checker, and/or > spyware software may be interfering. While your symptoms are not typical > of these kinds of buggy software, it is a known fact that they can > interfere > with Cygwin in undesirable ways. To be sure they are not interfering, > you must uninstall them. Turning the "off" is not enough. >
Can't do that. The virus software is locked down. Anyway I've been using the same av and antispyware software for years. Never had a problem until last week. I really dont think that's the issue. About the only thing I can remove is Windows Defender which I probably don't need anyway. I already spybot. -- 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/
