From cygwin-xfree  Tue Sep 03 11:04:12 2002
From: David Fraser <davidf () sjsoft ! com>
Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2002 11:04:12 +0000
To: cygwin-xfree
Subject: Re: Using KDE as default desktop under Windows
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Hadn't tried that till you mentioned it ...
I tried starting actual .msi files with my win32start script (in my 
previous message) and could both
install and uninstall programs that way without any problems without 
explorer running. Also tried starting
C:\Winnt\system32\appwiz.cpl (Add/Remove programs box) and that started 
fine, let me add and remove programs without any
problems. Couldn't start appwiz from a link to it though, and I only 
tried adding and removing one program.
Not sure what problems you are having - running msiexec from commandline?
I'm running Windows 2000
David


Stuart Adamson wrote:

>As somebody else that has replaced explorer with cygwin/Xfree86 - have you
>solved the program of being unable to install windows programs via MSI when
>explorer isn't running?
>
>
>Stuart
>
>  
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Harold Hunt [mailto:huntharo@msu.edu]
>>Sent: 03 September 2002 01:29
>>To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
>>Subject: RE: Using KDE as default desktop under Windows
>>
>>
>>Interesting.
>>
>>Harold
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