CentOS6.x installed, but i cannot open bash

[matrix-cm]

I installed centos6/centos:6.6/centos:6.7/centos:6.8, but i cannot open bash after installed..
when i install centos7.x ,it works fine.

Does it not support the old version centos?

[bencoman]

Same problem. In the process of troubleshooting, did...
C:...> lxrun /uninstall /full
Then installed Ubuntu and Kali from the App Store, then followed these instructions...
http://www.mcubedtech.com/2018/07/running-linux-on-windows.html

C:...> wslconfig /list
Windows Subsystem for Linux Distributions:
Legacy (Default)
kali-linux
Ubuntu

btw...
C:...> winver
Version 1803 (OS Build 17134.165)

C:...> install.py centos:latest
[*] Probing the Linux subsystem...
[*] Default user is root at /root.
[*] Reading /etc/{passwd,shadow,group,gshadow} entries for root...
[*] Beginning extraction...
[*] Backing up current rootfs to ....
[*] Switching to new rootfs...
[*] Writing entries of root to /etc/{passwd,shadow,group,gshadow}...

C:...> bash
Performing one-time upgrade of the Windows Subsystem for Linux file system for this distribution...
-bash: mesg: command not found
root@BENGINEER:/mnt/c/Apps/WSL-Distribution-Switcher-master# exit

So that worked, it got a bash prompt.
However...
C:...>install.py centos:6.6
[*] Probing the Linux subsystem...
[*] Default user is root at /root.
[*] Reading /etc/{passwd,shadow,group,gshadow} entries for root...
[*] Beginning extraction...
[*] Backing up current rootfs to .....
[*] Switching to new rootfs...
[*] Writing entries of root to /etc/{passwd,shadow,group,gshadow}...

C:\Apps\WSL-Distribution-Switcher-master>bash
Performing one-time upgrade of the Windows Subsystem for Linux file system for this distribution...
C:\Apps\WSL-Distribution-Switcher-master>

That didn't work. Its still at the cmd.exe prompt. Bash prompt never appeared.

CentOS 6 is the build target for a new gig I'm starting. Would be really great if this worked, otherwise I might have to dig deeper... https://www.brad-x.com/2017/11/05/windows-subsystem-for-linux-installing-arbitrary-distributions/

[bencoman]

And here is my registry config...

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Lxss{12345678-1234-5678-0123-456789abcdef}]
"State"=dword:00000001
"DistributionName"="Legacy"
"Version"=dword:00000000
"BasePath"="C:\Users\Ben\AppData\Local\lxss"
"DefaultUid"=dword:00000000
"Flags"=dword:00000007
"KernelCommandLine"="BOOT_IMAGE=/kernel init=/init ro"
"DefaultEnvironment"=hex(7):48,00,4f,00,53,00,54,00,54,00,59,00,50,00,45,00,3d,
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