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Re: 1.5.25: Vista x64 - can't install, no (known) BLODAs, rebase not helping
On Jan 15 22:02, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> On Jan 15 15:04, Lee D. Rothstein wrote:
> > Alexander Smith wrote:
> >
> > > I am running Vista Home Premium x64. After checking the BLODA
> > > <http://www.cygwin.com/faq/faq.using.html#faq.using.bloda>, I
> > > turned off Windows Defender. I also tried running rebaseall, but
> > > that still didn't help. Below is a list of the steps I followed
> > > to try to install cygwin, and the errors I got. I also had
> > > trouble running cygcheck (see #7, below).
> >
> > >
> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Wow6432Node\Wow6432Node\Wow6432Node\Wow6
> >
> > Yep, happens every time on My Vista 64b HP.
>
> Just for fun, run the 32 bit regedit (C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regedit.exe)
> and have a grand day out looking what a 32 bit application sees when
> looking into the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node. Have
> something to drink with you, it could take some time...
>
> FWIW, I'm running a Vista 64 test machine and Cygwin runs fine.
I applied a patch to cygcheck in CVS which avoids the recursion due to
the funny behaviour of the Wow6432Node in 32 bit mode.
Corinna
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