Re: Problem with XP Pro at work.

2009-10-13 Thread René Berber
J. David Boyd wrote: [snip] > Then, my cygwin Xserver can't be started. (I didn't realize that the > cygwin installer wrote anything to my profile. Hardware settings, > maybe?). It didn't, the X server creates a lock file on Cygwin's /tmp directory, it prevents other users from starting it, and

Re: Problem with XP Pro at work.

2009-10-13 Thread paul . hermeneutic
If the Exchange server has POP3 or IMAP enabled, you should be able to do email from an email client that runs on Cygwin. On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 06:49, J. David Boyd wrote: > > This is killing me, and I need some help trying to find out what is > happening. > > I'm using XP pro at work, and I'v

Problem with XP Pro at work.

2009-10-13 Thread J. David Boyd
This is killing me, and I need some help trying to find out what is happening. I'm using XP pro at work, and I've installed Cygwin on my computer (Lenovo laptop). Lately, when I reboot, the computer gets as far as "Applying computer settings", and sits there. For hours. Tech Support takes it,