setup.exe : can't get lists of download sites

[Igor Pechtchanski]

On Tue, 20 Jan 2004, gonzague genet wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I get this error when running setup.exe :
> Can't get list of download sites. Make sure your network settings are
> connect and try again.
>
> I DO NOT use any firewall nor anti-virus software,
> I can open the url: http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/mirrors.lst with IE5
>
> I'm using Windows 2000 Pro SP3
> Setup.exe is ver 2.416
>
> I have searched in the mail archives and with google for help and found
> nothing that could help me.
>
> Thanks in advanced.
> Gonzague.

Try telling setup to "Use IE5 Settings" (on the "Connection Type" page).
If that doesn't work, *do* double-check that you don't have firewall
software (AFAIR, XP comes with one built-in).
	Igor
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