update & improve section "How do I just get everything?"

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@@ -108,30 +108,45 @@ If you want to build programs, of course you'll need @samp{gcc},
 
 In the past, the default was to install everything, much to the
 irritation of many users.  Now the default is to install only a basic
-core of packages.  At the moment, there is no easy way to get
-everything.  In the current version of Cygwin Setup, if you want
-everything, you must do the following:
+core of packages.  Cygwin Setup is designed to make it easy to browse
+categories and select what you want to install or omit from those
+categories.  It's also easy to install everything:
 
 @enumerate
 
-@item When the Cygwin Setup says ``Select packages to install'', click on the
-``View'' button until it says ``Full''.
+@item At the ``Select Packages'' screen, in ``Categories'' view, at the line 
+marked ``All'', click on the word ``default'' so that it changes to
+``install''.  (Be patient, there is some computing to do at this step.
+It may take a few seconds to register the change.)  This tells Setup
+to install @emph{everything}, not just what it thinks you should have
+by default.
 
-@item Wherever it says ``Skip'', click twice until it gives the
-version number of the package.  That means it will be downloaded and
-installed.
+@item Now click on the ``View'' button (twice) until you get the
+``Partial'' view.  This shows exactly which packages are about to be
+downloaded and installed.
 
 @end enumerate
 
-If a package you've selected for installation has prerequisites, those
-will automatically be installed too.  It's a lot of clicking but only
-the first time.  Once you install a package, any subsequent updates to
-that package will be installed by default.  Note that new packages are
-added regularly, so you will always have to check the list for any
-``Skip'' entries if you want to stay up to date with a complete
-installation.
+This procedure only works for packages that are currently available.
+There is no way to tell Cygwin Setup to install all packages by
+default from now on.  As new packages become available that would not
+be installed by default, you have to repeat the above procedure to get
+them.
 
-This should become much easier in a future version of Cygwin Setup.
+In general, a better method (in my opinion), is to:
+
+@enumerate
+
+@item First download & install all packages that would normally be
+installed by default.  This includes fundamental packages and any
+updates to what you have already installed.  Then...
+
+@item Run Cygwin Setup again, and apply the above technique to get all
+new packages that would not be installed by default.  You can check
+the list in the Partial View before proceeding, in case there's
+something you really emph{don't} want.
+
+@end enumerate
 
 @subsection How much disk space does Cygwin require?