Lastest setup.exe gives error message mount: Access is Denied

Larry Hall (Cygwin) reply-to-list-only-lh@cygwin.com
Tue Sep 16 02:32:00 GMT 2008


Michael Kokich wrote:
> I've solved the problem now! But I'm not sure why this solves it.
> 
> So the right clicked and ran setup using 'Run as Administrator' but it
> was still giving me the mount error when it got to the part to
> install.
> 
> I then decided that I would try turning UAC on and then run the
> setup.exe again. And this time it has installed without complaint.
> 
> I dont' know why I turned UAC back on, but it has seemed to fixed it.

You're right.  That makes no sense. ;-)

Glad you were able to resolve your problem and get things working
again.

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