Newbie help

[Larry Hall (Cygwin X)]

John Rehill wrote:
> John Rehill wrote:
> 
>> Total newbie here in relation to not only cygwin & cygwin/X but also to
>> UNIX... I'm a total windows slave.
>>
>> Anyway I've been given the delightful task of trying to configure cygwin
> and
>> cygwin/X server for use on our systems.  But I've run into a wall.  Well
>> actually quite a few really but I'll get to the point of the first one...
>>
>> How do I enable cygwin/X server as a service on Windows 2k & XP?  I've
> read
>> the help files and FAQ but although it said to use the cygserver-config
>> script I'm at a lost as to how to do that.
> 
> René Berber replied
> 
> Uh? where exactly did you read that?
> 
>> All I need for the moment is the ability to start the server first.  The
>> rest I'll ask about later (if people are kind)
> 
> René Berber replied
> 
> Type startx in a Cygwin window.
> 
> 
> ----------------------------------
> 
> Oops sorry my mistake I was reading that in the cgywin user guide, about
> cgyserver and not in the cgywin/x server user guide.
> 
> Since realising my mistake I've tried adding xwin.exe as a service, which
> worked but when I try to run a terminal window nothing happens.
> 
> What am I doing wrong?
>

You're trying to start the X server as a Windows service.  Don't do that.
Just run "startxwin".


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