Re: [R] Regarding Vista
Please to both of you: check the advice in the R 2.5.0 alpha version of
the rw-FAQ. That has worked for everyone else who has reported a problem
with installing packages on Vista.
I've placed a copy online at
http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/pub/R/rw-FAQ.html
specifically
http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/pub/R/rw-FAQ.html#I-don_0027t-have-permission-to-write-to-the-R_002d2_002e5_002e0alpha_005clibrary-directory
On Fri, 30 Mar 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
*Sorry for duplicate post - i forgot to tell the error
Hi Dieter,
I am facing the same problem in my case. R 2.4.1 have installed
successfully, but when i try to install the packages from a local zip
file. It gives the following error message.
+++
utils:::menuInstallLocal()
Error in zip.unpack(pkg, tmpDir) : cannot open file 'C:/Program
Files/R/R-2.4.1/library/file5d2b5841/aaMI/chtml/aaMI.chm'
+++
Please tell me how to install the packages in a corporate environment. I
mean i could not understand your reply, may you be a bit more elaborate so
that i can fix up the problem in my corporate laptop.
Thanks in advance
-gaurav
Dieter Menne [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
30-03-07 12:32 AM
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r-help@stat.math.ethz.ch
cc
Subject
Re: [R] Regarding Vista
christian.ritter at shell.com writes:
The Vista issue is not innocent as it threatens the life of R within
large
corporations. So any posts on how R
runs under Vista and what has to be done to make it work and what cannot
be
done etc will be very useful.
Main problem seems to be the installation of chm-files when upgrading. I
had to
switch off all security mechanisms to get it done. Which is probably not
what
you would like to have in a corporate environment.
As a temporary workaround, it would probably be best to optionally disable
chm
installation. Or do a poll if is is required, after all it's considered a
legacy
format nowadays.
Dieter
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Re: [R] Regarding Vista
gyadav at ccilindia.co.in writes: I am facing the same problem in my case. R 2.4.1 have installed successfully, but when i try to install the packages from a local zip file. It gives the following error message. +++ utils:::menuInstallLocal() Error in zip.unpack(pkg, tmpDir) : cannot open file 'C:/Program Files/R/R-2.4.1/library/file5d2b5841/aaMI/chtml/aaMI.chm' +++ Please tell me how to install the packages in a corporate environment. I mean i could not understand your reply, may you be a bit more elaborate so that i can fix up the problem in my corporate laptop. The general recommendation in the FAQ Prof. Ripley mentions works for me; so does switching of User Account Control (english?) totally. This may not be feasible for you on a corporate laptop. I tried the following method: Download the updates locally, remove the chm folder, install from local zip file. Works for some packages, but when a DLL is included, the story starts again, and you cannot remove these. So, sorry, currently no simple solution for corporate laptops where you don't have full rights. Dieter __ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch 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.
Re: [R] Regarding Vista
--- Dieter Menne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: gyadav at ccilindia.co.in writes: I am facing the same problem in my case. R 2.4.1 have installed successfully, but when i try to install the packages from a local zip file. It gives the following error message. +++ utils:::menuInstallLocal() Error in zip.unpack(pkg, tmpDir) : cannot open file 'C:/Program Files/R/R-2.4.1/library/file5d2b5841/aaMI/chtml/aaMI.chm' +++ Please tell me how to install the packages in a corporate environment. I mean i could not understand your reply, may you be a bit more elaborate so that i can fix up the problem in my corporate laptop. As a somewhat desperate workaround try installing R on a USB and see if you can run if from there. I have 2.4.1 on a USB and it seems to work fine albeit a bit more slowly than from the hard drive. The general recommendation in the FAQ Prof. Ripley mentions works for me; so does switching of User Account Control (english?) totally. This may not be feasible for you on a corporate laptop. I tried the following method: Download the updates locally, remove the chm folder, install from local zip file. Works for some packages, but when a DLL is included, the story starts again, and you cannot remove these. So, sorry, currently no simple solution for corporate laptops where you don't have full rights. Dieter __ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch 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. __ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch 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.
Re: [R] Regarding Vista
John Kane wrote: As a somewhat desperate workaround try installing R on a USB and see if you can run if from there. I have 2.4.1 on a USB and it seems to work fine albeit a bit more slowly than from the hard drive. I love this quote, in http://zoonek2.free.fr/UNIX/48_R/02.html, from Barry Rowlingson: At some point the complexity of installing things like this for Windows will cross the complexity of installing Linux... (PS excepting live-Linux installs like Knoppix) Maybe we have reached this point :-) Alberto Monteiro __ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch 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.
Re: [R] Regarding Vista
christian.ritter at shell.com writes: The Vista issue is not innocent as it threatens the life of R within large corporations. So any posts on how R runs under Vista and what has to be done to make it work and what cannot be done etc will be very useful. Main problem seems to be the installation of chm-files when upgrading. I had to switch off all security mechanisms to get it done. Which is probably not what you would like to have in a corporate environment. As a temporary workaround, it would probably be best to optionally disable chm installation. Or do a poll if is is required, after all it's considered a legacy format nowadays. Dieter __ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch 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.
Re: [R] Regarding Vista
Hi Dieter,
I am facing the same problem in my case. R 2.4.1 have installed
successfully, but when i try to install the packages from a local zip
file. It gives the following error message. Please tell me how to install
the packages in a corporate environment. I mean i could not understand
your reply, may you be a bit more elaborate so that i can fix up the
problem in my corporate laptop.]
Thanks in advance
-gaurav
Dieter Menne [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
30-03-07 12:32 AM
To
r-help@stat.math.ethz.ch
cc
Subject
Re: [R] Regarding Vista
christian.ritter at shell.com writes:
The Vista issue is not innocent as it threatens the life of R within
large
corporations. So any posts on how R
runs under Vista and what has to be done to make it work and what cannot
be
done etc will be very useful.
Main problem seems to be the installation of chm-files when upgrading. I
had to
switch off all security mechanisms to get it done. Which is probably not
what
you would like to have in a corporate environment.
As a temporary workaround, it would probably be best to optionally disable
chm
installation. Or do a poll if is is required, after all it's considered a
legacy
format nowadays.
Dieter
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Re: [R] Regarding Vista
*Sorry for duplicate post - i forgot to tell the error
Hi Dieter,
I am facing the same problem in my case. R 2.4.1 have installed
successfully, but when i try to install the packages from a local zip
file. It gives the following error message.
+++
utils:::menuInstallLocal()
Error in zip.unpack(pkg, tmpDir) : cannot open file 'C:/Program
Files/R/R-2.4.1/library/file5d2b5841/aaMI/chtml/aaMI.chm'
+++
Please tell me how to install the packages in a corporate environment. I
mean i could not understand your reply, may you be a bit more elaborate so
that i can fix up the problem in my corporate laptop.
Thanks in advance
-gaurav
Dieter Menne [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
30-03-07 12:32 AM
To
r-help@stat.math.ethz.ch
cc
Subject
Re: [R] Regarding Vista
christian.ritter at shell.com writes:
The Vista issue is not innocent as it threatens the life of R within
large
corporations. So any posts on how R
runs under Vista and what has to be done to make it work and what cannot
be
done etc will be very useful.
Main problem seems to be the installation of chm-files when upgrading. I
had to
switch off all security mechanisms to get it done. Which is probably not
what
you would like to have in a corporate environment.
As a temporary workaround, it would probably be best to optionally disable
chm
installation. Or do a poll if is is required, after all it's considered a
legacy
format nowadays.
Dieter
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Re: [R] Regarding Vista
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi All
Does R supports Vista Business and Vista Home Premium. I am planning to
upgrade my system. Before that I just wanted to confirm whether R will
work on Vista or not.
Although R Core does not officially support Vista, AFAIK, we have heard
of working installations on 32-bit versions of Vista.
Check the mailing list archives for hints on installing additional
packages, if that won't work at once for you.
Uwe Ligges
Thanks for this help in advance
-gaurav
Sayonara With Smile With Warm Regards :-)
G a u r a v Y a d a v
Assistant Manager,
Economic Research Surveillance Department,
Clearing Corporation Of India Limited.
Address: 5th, 6th, 7th Floor, Trade Wing 'C', Kamala City, S.B. Marg,
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Re: [R] Regarding Vista
Hi folks,
The Vista issue is not innocent as it threatens the life of R within large
corporations. So any posts on how R runs under Vista and what has to be done to
make it work and what cannot be done etc will be very useful.
Chris
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Sent: Wednesday, 28 March, 2007 1:10 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: r-help@stat.math.ethz.ch
Subject: Re: [R] Regarding Vista
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi All
Does R supports Vista Business and Vista Home Premium. I am planning to
upgrade my system. Before that I just wanted to confirm whether R will
work on Vista or not.
Although R Core does not officially support Vista, AFAIK, we have heard
of working installations on 32-bit versions of Vista.
Check the mailing list archives for hints on installing additional
packages, if that won't work at once for you.
Uwe Ligges
Thanks for this help in advance
-gaurav
Sayonara With Smile With Warm Regards :-)
G a u r a v Y a d a v
Assistant Manager,
Economic Research Surveillance Department,
Clearing Corporation Of India Limited.
Address: 5th, 6th, 7th Floor, Trade Wing 'C', Kamala City, S.B. Marg,
Mumbai - 400 013
Telephone(Office): - +91 022 6663 9398 , Mobile(Personal) (0)9821286118
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Re: [R] Regarding Vista
On Wed, 28 Mar 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The Vista issue is not innocent as it threatens the life of R within
large corporations. So any posts on how R runs under Vista and what has
to be done to make it work and what cannot be done etc will be very
useful.
See the rw-FAQ in the R-2.5.0 alpha versions and later. That contains all
that we have seen reported, wiht documented workarounds.
My understanding is that there are no Vista issues per se with R, but
there are permission issues just as there are under 2000/XP if set up to
the same levels of security as are the defaults in Vista. (Further,
that agrees with advice from someone within Microsoft who uses R.)
We do not intend to roll out Vista for several months, and it would
surprise me if 'large corporations' would do so without ensuring that
there is full software compatibility.
Chris
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Uwe Ligges
Sent: Wednesday, 28 March, 2007 1:10 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: r-help@stat.math.ethz.ch
Subject: Re: [R] Regarding Vista
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi All
Does R supports Vista Business and Vista Home Premium. I am planning to
upgrade my system. Before that I just wanted to confirm whether R will
work on Vista or not.
Although R Core does not officially support Vista, AFAIK, we have heard
of working installations on 32-bit versions of Vista.
Check the mailing list archives for hints on installing additional
packages, if that won't work at once for you.
Uwe Ligges
Thanks for this help in advance
-gaurav
Sayonara With Smile With Warm Regards :-)
G a u r a v Y a d a v
Assistant Manager,
Economic Research Surveillance Department,
Clearing Corporation Of India Limited.
Address: 5th, 6th, 7th Floor, Trade Wing 'C', Kamala City, S.B. Marg,
Mumbai - 400 013
Telephone(Office): - +91 022 6663 9398 , Mobile(Personal) (0)9821286118
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Re: [R] Regarding Vista
Thanks Brian.
Working for one of these large corporations, I receive a considerable amount of
mails requesting me to verify whether software I use (and which was made
avalailable via company wide installers on my request) is Vista compatible.
It's not that these big companies will roll out Vista right away, but they want
to be sure that if they do, things will go fine ... and also to weed out
software (all those who cannot prove Vista compatibility go on the black list
until they get cleared). With respect to R and Vista, I guess I'll have to get
my hand on a machine running Vista on which I have administrator privileges.
Chris.
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Sent: Wednesday, 28 March, 2007 3:08 PM
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Subject: Re: [R] Regarding Vista
On Wed, 28 Mar 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The Vista issue is not innocent as it threatens the life of R within
large corporations. So any posts on how R runs under Vista and what has
to be done to make it work and what cannot be done etc will be very
useful.
See the rw-FAQ in the R-2.5.0 alpha versions and later. That contains all
that we have seen reported, wiht documented workarounds.
My understanding is that there are no Vista issues per se with R, but
there are permission issues just as there are under 2000/XP if set up to
the same levels of security as are the defaults in Vista. (Further,
that agrees with advice from someone within Microsoft who uses R.)
We do not intend to roll out Vista for several months, and it would
surprise me if 'large corporations' would do so without ensuring that
there is full software compatibility.
Chris
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Wednesday, 28 March, 2007 1:10 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: r-help@stat.math.ethz.ch
Subject: Re: [R] Regarding Vista
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi All
Does R supports Vista Business and Vista Home Premium. I am planning to
upgrade my system. Before that I just wanted to confirm whether R will
work on Vista or not.
Although R Core does not officially support Vista, AFAIK, we have heard
of working installations on 32-bit versions of Vista.
Check the mailing list archives for hints on installing additional
packages, if that won't work at once for you.
Uwe Ligges
Thanks for this help in advance
-gaurav
Sayonara With Smile With Warm Regards :-)
G a u r a v Y a d a v
Assistant Manager,
Economic Research Surveillance Department,
Clearing Corporation Of India Limited.
Address: 5th, 6th, 7th Floor, Trade Wing 'C', Kamala City, S.B. Marg,
Mumbai - 400 013
Telephone(Office): - +91 022 6663 9398 , Mobile(Personal) (0)9821286118
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