Help installing cygwin: there may be a problem with the ini file

Question

I am trying to install cygwin on my windows 7 machine.

I get the setup by running the installation at http://www.cygwin.com/ . I select "Install from the Internet" (which refers to http://www.cygwin.com/setup.exe ), then select in the wizard sequentially:

• All users + Unix text files
• local package directory = C: \ Cygwin
• direct connection
• download site = mirror.cs.vt.edu (I tried several others and faced similar problems, if there is, in particular, someone strongly recommends, I will try it with pleasure).

I get the warning "The current ini file is in a newer version of setup.exe. If you have problems installing, download the new version from http://www.cygwin.com/setup.exe ", but as far as I understand, this is exactly what i just downloaded to start this. Then I get parsing errors. I have no idea where I am going wrong or where I can go to get the correct setup.exe file. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

Delete the setup.exe file on your hard drive and try again. Alternatively, try downloading from http://mirrors.kernel.org ; I just tried it and it works for me. The new version should be 2.721 (as it appears on the thumbnail screen).