Re: [R] problem downloading R

2021-03-05 Thread Abby Spurdle
This was quite some time ago. Namely, 2019. At the time, I was using a mix of old Windows 8 and 9 computers. The problem happened on Windows 8, but not Windows 9. Note that I was trying to help the OP. Beyond that, I'm not concerned about it. On Fri, Mar 5, 2021 at 9:30 PM Uwe Ligges wrote: >

Re: [R] problem downloading R

2021-03-05 Thread Uwe Ligges
Sounds like you always got corrupted vesions. Either an issue with your connection or the mirror. What happens if you try another mirror and clear your browser caches? Best, Uwe Ligges On 05.03.2021 08:58, Abby Spurdle wrote: Does the following sound familiar? The Windows installer starts

Re: [R] problem downloading R

2021-03-04 Thread Abby Spurdle
Does the following sound familiar? The Windows installer starts installing (or decompressing) R, flashing one file name at a time. And then, part way through, says file is corrupt, and gives you the choice to ignore. And if you click ignore, then the next file does the same thing. And one

Re: [R] problem downloading R

2021-03-04 Thread Duncan Murdoch
On 04/03/2021 11:02 a.m., Dick Mathews wrote: I am trying to download the Windows version of R. This computer is Win7, I do have Win10 computers also. Tried R4.0.4, got message these files are corrupted. Then tried R4.0.3, got same message as above. Tried the next, R4.0.2, got same message.

Re: [R] problem downloading R

2021-03-04 Thread Jeff Newmiller
Not much. Try a different mirror site. Try disabling anti-virus download filters. If you are using a cloud-backed directory like OneDrive, try downloading and installing on a standard local disk. On March 4, 2021 8:02:43 AM PST, Dick Mathews wrote: >I am trying to download the Windows version

[R] problem downloading R

2021-03-04 Thread Dick Mathews
I am trying to download the Windows version of R. This computer is Win7, I do have Win10 computers also. Tried R4.0.4, got message these files are corrupted. Then tried R4.0.3, got same message as above. Tried the next, R4.0.2, got same message. I checked to see if I was downloading the