re: No shortcuts after default install - how to start cygwin?

2014-04-26 Thread ben modra
Thanks Duncan, I thought there must be more to it than that - if I run bash.exe then nothing works. Even basic commands like cygcheck and ls return 'command not found'. Other ways to start also fail, eg startxwin.exe then a window opens and immediately closes. The setup log seems fine to me (no e

No shortcuts after default install - how to start cygwin?

2014-04-26 Thread ben modra
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