one more thing i forgot...

[Eric Toombs]

there is one more thing that you should probably see:
this is the error message that cygrunsrv.exe gave me:
Eric at ballistic ~
$ cygrunsrv --start sshd
cygrunsrv: Error starting a service: QueryServiceStatus:  Win32 error 1062:
The service has not been started.

this is the error message that "net" gave to me:

Eric at ballistic ~
$ net start sshd
The CYGWIN sshd service is starting.
The CYGWIN sshd service could not be started.

The service did not report an error.

More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 3534.

this is what happened when i tried typing "NET HELPMSG 3534":

Eric at ballistic ~
$ NET HELPMSG 3534

The service did not report an error.


EXPLANATION

The service did not report an error.

ACTION

Try the task later. If the problem persists, contact your network
administrator.

the problem with that is that I AM the network administrator!