On Jul 18 12:36, Guenther Sohler wrote: > Hallo Larry, Hint: This is a mailing list, not a private discussion... http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PPIOSPE > > Any program compiled with Cygwin can be invoked directly outside of bash. > > Some may give better results than others, depending on how you set up your >> I started cygwin compiled EXE Files from the Windows desktop and they did not > run, because some DLL's were not found >> Does Windows also find .dll's looking in PATH ? Yes. > Where do I have to extend the PATH, so that even Programs launched on my Desktop > will see the updated/extended PATH ? In the system properties, as usual under Windows. Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Project Co-Leader cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat -- 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/