From: Luis Lavena <luislavena@...>
Date: 2008-06-07T23:13:50+09:00
Subject: Re: newbie: quick question re: windows install

On Jun 6, 5:43 pm, bill turner <bill.tur...@changent.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 08:09:30 -0700 (PDT), Luis Lavena
>
>
>
> <luislav...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >On Jun 6, 4:43 pm, bill turner <bill.tur...@changent.com> wrote:
> >> I just downloaded ruby and ran the installer(Ruby 1.8.6 One-Click
> >> Installer). I then opened the tutorial "Ruby in Twenty Minutes". The
> >> very first statement I encounter states "If you’re using Windows, open
> >> fxri from the Ruby section of your Start Menu.". However, there is no
> >> Ruby section on my Start Menu. Certainly, I can configure this myself,
> >> I am just wondering what should be there. Any help or suggestions are
> >> appreciated!
>
> >Hmn, wierd, all the menus at start menu (under programs) get generated
> >here. What OS version are you using? (also will be helpful if you say
> >what release did you actually downloaded -- 1.8.6-26 or something
> >else).
>
> >Regards,
>
> It is the latest version - 1.8.6.-26, though the binaries download
> appears to be one release newer - 1.8.7-i386-mswin32.zip (I didn't use
> this).
>

Yeah, the binary release is newer, I had a hard time dealing with
backward incompatibilities with 1.8.7 that I want to wait a bit until
push it forward (we need a stable base to work with, testing several
stuff at the same time is not good).

> I am running windows xp sp2 and should be up-to-date with all
> important downloads. I also ran as administrator.
>

If you installed One-Click installer 1.8.6-26 the menus should be
there, I just installed it to test and it worked.

> I agree, it is weird. Let me know if you have other questions.
> Bill Turner
>

What version of Windows it is? I mean, spanish, italian, german, etc?

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Luis Lavena