1.7.1: Incomplete install

[Roe, Kevin L.]

I am in the process of installing 1.7.1 on my computer that already had 1.5.25.  I have had many issues with the installation, and I've resolved several of them at this point.  However, I believe most of them point back to a basic underlying problem:

I am convinced that cygwin did an incomplete install.

What I want:  A complete install (all options selected and included)
What I got:  Several important packages missing:  /etc/profile not installed, /usr/bin/vim not installed, ...

What I did:  I selected the option "reinstall" at the highest level.  I did this because I have the impression that that is the best way to ensure that the previous installation settings are ignored an everything in the current install package is installed.

How should I proceed?

Should I delete the directory c:\cygwin?
Should I use the setup file to uninstall cygwin before installing 1.7.1?
Are there registry setting I can eliminate to make the installer think it is the first copy installed?
Is there an install option that is supposed to do what I want?


Thanks,

-Kevin



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