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Re: frequently getting a STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION exception under win7
- From: Michael <pyroklastiqflow at aol dot com>
- To: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
- Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2010 14:28:20 +0000 (UTC)
- Subject: Re: frequently getting a STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION exception under win7
- References: <r2r9d1cfe481005030851qb5559440w7318240333478229@mail.gmail.com> <loom.20100611T211258-69@post.gmane.org>
- Reply-to: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
I was having this same issue. Cygwin Xserver was working properly under Win
XP, but the fork failure began occuring when I migrated to Win 7 Home Premium
32-bit. My issue was Microsoft Security Essentials was set to default which
allows it to real time scan all files/directories/real-time processes. If you
are also running this, I guarantee it is your problem (or at least one of
them).
To resolve, open Security Essentials and navigate to the settings tab. Under
the "Excluded files & locations" menu, add the cygwin root directory
(C:\cygwin\ if you used the default install config). Under excluded
processes, add startx.exe, startxwin.exe, xterm.exe, and Cygwin.bat. These
files will all be in the C:\cygwin\ and C:\cygwin\bin\ directories.
Save the changes to the firewall and give it a shot.
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