Hi > -----Original Message----- > From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces@r- > project.org] On Behalf Of Andy Siddaway > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 11:24 AM > To: Sarah Goslee > Cc: r-help > Subject: Re: [R] R software installation problem > > Dear Sarah, > > Thanks for your email. I'll describe the problm but without the > screenshots then. > > Firstly, I think I've correctly installed R. > > I have installed R for Windows via the R site, CRAN and then UK - > University of Bristol or UK - Imperial College London. Both times, I > have installed the 'base' version. I installed the 64-bit version, > which I'm running (I've got Office 2010). > When installed, R appears to be same (in terms of the menus and layout) > as the screenshots shown as part of youtube R installation tutorials - > except for the following (error?) message, which I have exactly copied > and pasted below. This message is displayed in the R Console box and I > cannot close this box or open a new script: > > R version 2.15.2 (2012-10-26) -- "Trick or Treat" > > Copyright (C) 2012 The R Foundation for Statistical Computing > > ISBN 3-900051-07-0 > > Platform: x86_64-w64-mingw32/x64 (64-bit) > > > R is free software and comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. > > You are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions. > > Type 'license()' or 'licence()' for distribution details. > Natural language support but running in an English locale > R is a collaborative project with many contributors. > Type 'contributors()' for more information and > 'citation()' on how to cite R or R packages in publications. > Type 'demo()' for some demos, 'help()' for on-line help, or > 'help.start()' for an HTML browser interface to help. > Type 'q()' to quit R. > This 'Trick or Treat' message also appears (in the Console box) when I > downloaded RStudio. > > Any tips or guidance on resolving this problem would be really > appreciated!
It seems that there is no problem, this is standard message when starting R. What did you expect? Can you type in console e.g. 1+1 followed by enter? What is the result? Regards Petr > > > > Many thanks, > > > > Andy Siddaway > > > > > On 25 February 2013 00:10, Sarah Goslee <sarah.gos...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi Andy, > > > > This list strips most forms of attachments. > > > > Instead, you need to tell us what OS and version you're using, how > > you're trying to install, and what's going wrong, in detail. > > > > Sarah > > > > On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 8:58 AM, Andy Siddaway > > <andysidda...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > > Dear R-help, > > > > > > Please could I have some quick guidance on what I'm doing wrong > when > > trying > > > to instal R software? (I have read the R-FAQs and instructions, and > > watched > > > youtube instructional videos on installing R, but they didn't help) > > > > > > I've attached screenshots to hopefully make what I've done clearer. > > Basically, > > > R doesn't seem to be installing correctly and I can't figure out > why. > > It's > > > probably a simple error which a non-(complete)-novice would notice. > > > > > > Thanks very much, > > > > > > Andy Siddaway > > > Trainee Clinical Psychologist > > > University of Hertordshire (UK) > > > > > > > > > -- > > Sarah Goslee > > http://www.functionaldiversity.org > > > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.