Yes, this is how you should install R - right-click and run as administrator. Ditto with RStudio.
But install R in a folder without spaces. I use C:\R. Each version will be installed in its own subfolder. Dale Smith > On Sep 12, 2016, at 1:46 PM, Lukas Weber <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I was doing some work on an old Windows laptop today (I usually use a Mac), > and had some problems installing packages. It told me packages were not > available for the current version of R, and should be compiled from source > instead -- but trying this with Rtools also didn't work. > > Eventually I realized the problem was due to R being installed from a user > account without administrative rights. Removing R and re-installing it with > administrative rights (i.e. simply right-click on the .exe and select "Run as > administrator", then enter password) fixed things. > > Is this something that anyone else has also noticed? We had some problems > installing packages on Windows laptops at a recent Data Carpentry workshop, > so maybe it was the same issue. > > If anyone who uses Windows regularly can confirm this, then I suggest we add > something to the R section of the installation instructions, noting that R > should be installed with administrative rights, i.e. right-click and select > "Run as administrator" instead of simply double-clicking on the downloaded > .exe file. > > Alternatively it may simply be something to do with my system (recently > upgraded to Windows 10). I'm sure we have some Windows experts on this list, > who know more about this one way or the other. > > Lukas > > > Lukas Weber > PhD student > University of Zurich, Switzerland > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.software-carpentry.org/listinfo/discuss _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.software-carpentry.org/listinfo/discuss
