Thanks, both this and the "too many arguments" have been fixed in base-files 2.1-1 Update to the latest base-files (2.1-1) then start cygwin and cp /etc/defaults/etc/profile /etc/profile to get the fixes. Thanks for taking the time to report though. J. > -----Original Message----- > From: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com [mailto:cygwin-owner@cygwin.com]On Behalf > Of Patrick J. LoPresti > Sent: Wednesday, 20 August 2003 8:12 pm > To: cygwin@cygwin.com > Subject: "The system cannot find the file specified" error in > /etc/profile >>> On a newly built Windows XP system with no printers configured, the > registry key: >> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows > NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\Device >> ...does not exist. This causes /etc/profile to emit this message > every time it runs: >> Error (2): The system cannot find the file specified. >> One possible fix is appended. >> - Pat >> --- profile.orig 2003年08月20日 15:01:13.000000000 -0400 > +++ profile 2003年08月20日 15:06:27.000000000 -0400 > @@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ > # Define default printer > case "`uname -s`" in > CYGWIN_NT-*) > - PRINTER="`regtool get '\user\Software\Microsoft\Windows > NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\Device' | > + PRINTER="`regtool -q get '\user\Software\Microsoft\Windows > NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\Device' | > sed 's/,.*$//'`" > ;; > CYGWIN_9?-*) >> -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/