From: Michael Kelly <mkelly2002NOSPAM@...>
Date: 2002-01-18T09:17:38+09:00
Subject: Re: Problem: Installing Ruby for Windows !

On Thu, 17 Jan 2002 12:32:21 +0200, "D De Villiers"
<~ddevilliers99@lando.co.za> wrote:

>Everytime when installing, the program halt with "Extract: runit_.rb". I've
>been running it for an hour and it doesn't continue ! When pressing
>CTR-ALT-DEL the program doesn't show a "Not Responding" message (so the file
>isn't damage!) I've downloaded it 3 times now (from the same site) and it
>keeps giving me the same problem.

I had a similar problem using the one from the Practical Programming
book.  It would get most of the way through install and then when it
got to the point where it would prompt me for environment settings
the input window was corrupted.  I killed it with a Process View
utility and set the environment settings inside the IDE to get
going.  I have Win 98 2nd Edition too so maybe it's some interaction
with 2nd edition it doesn't like.  Anyway, try getting PViewPlus from
Brad Stowers(you should find it on a web search) to make it easier
to kill the installer and you should be able to get it going without
much pain.  If it's crapping out on your system at the same place
it did on mine then all the files are installed and you should be able
to get it to go.



Mike

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