I definatly should have read your opening post more carefully. I see that there's a difference between the error message in normal and elevated mode now, which is weird.
I would start by uninstalling Ruby and then reinstalling it into a directory without a space in the filename (like C:\ruby), then try to install rails using the same account as I installed ruby with, from an elevated command prompt. If that makes no difference, see if you have the same problem with Ruby v1.8.6 -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-t...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.