Re: R intallation problem

barkus wrote:
> Hi
>
> Tried to install version 2011 of "R" onto my XP machine. It installs
> fine, and I verified the checksums, but I click and nothing happens?
> i.e the icon pointing to RGUI.exe does nothing?? any clues??
>
> cheers in advance
> barkus

R specific questions, especially on installation, are best posted to the
r-help list. Info here:

http://www.r-project.org/mail

You will avail yourself of a R focused audience, including the
developers, in that forum.

That being said, did you install this as a new installation, or did you
attempt to upgrade or overwrite a prior installation? If the latter,
did you remove the older version and how? Did you alter the default
installation directory?

Be sure that the icon you are clicking is pointing to the proper
executable, including the full path. It may be possible that the icon is
not pointing to the proper executable file.

Have you set any R related environment variables that may be causing a
conflict?

You might also want to open a command line window and attempt to run the
executable from there to see if there are any error messages output. If
so, that would be helpful in solving the problem.

Since there are no posts to the r-help list with general problems
installing and executing R on Windows, this is very likely a local
problem and it is a matter of figuring out what is up with your system.

HTH,

Marc Schwartz
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