From: D De Villiers <ddevilliers@...>
Date: 2002-01-20T08:08:38+09:00
Subject: Re: Problem: Installing Ruby for Windows !

Michael Kelly,

> 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.

That's exactly the one I'm also using !! I got Ruby for Windows to run, but
some of the files isn't installed (/samples etc) after stopping the
installer.

I found that if you don't install the documentation & samples there is no
problem and nothing goes wrong with the installation.
(problem with installer).

Regards,

Lennie De Villiers

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