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    34   set TMP=c:\tmp
    34   set TMP=c:\tmp
    35   set TEMP=c:\tmp
    35   set TEMP=c:\tmp
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    37 Also you need edit /etc/passwd to point to correct home path.
    37 Also you need edit /etc/passwd to point to correct home path.
       
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    39 Installation on Windows XP
       
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    42 Cygwin from v2.5.5 and Setup version 2.874 (on 25 Aug 2016) is latest version
       
    43 with Windows XP support. Later versions build with dependencies on newer
       
    44 syscalls and failt to run in Windows XP.
       
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    46 Latest mirrors avaialble at fruitbat.org:
       
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    48 * 32-bit: ftp://www.fruitbat.org/pub/cygwin/circa/2016/08/30/104223
       
    49 * 64-bit: ftp://www.fruitbat.org/pub/cygwin/circa/64bit/2016/08/30/104235
       
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    51 To run setup against this mirror::
       
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    53   cmd> setup.exe 
       
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    55 ``setup.exe`` available at:
       
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    57 * 32-bit ftp://www.fruitbat.org/pub/cygwin/setup/snapshots/setup-x86-2.874.exe
       
    58 * 64-bit ftp://www.fruitbat.org/pub/cygwin/setup/snapshots/setup-x86_64-2.874.exe
       
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    60 Run as::
       
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    62   cmd> setup-x86.exe -X -s ftp://www.fruitbat.org/pub/cygwin/circa/2016/08/30/104223 -O
       
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    64 http://www.fruitbat.org/Cygwin/timemachine.html
       
    65   Description of Cygwin time machine project.
       
    66 http://stackoverflow.com/questions/39479826/cygwin-2-5-2-mirror-getting-the-last-xp-release
       
    67   Question about Cygwin old mirror.
       
    68 http://superuser.com/questions/1132000/is-it-still-possible-to-get-cygwin-for-xp
       
    69   Question about Cygwin old mirror.
       
    70 http://cygwin-xp.portfolis.net/
       
    71   Another old mirror.
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    39 Cygwin ports.
    73 Cygwin ports.
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    42 This project provides Cygwin binary and source packages for a large variety of programs and
    76 This project provides Cygwin binary and source packages for a large variety of programs and