On Sat, Jan 3, 2009 at 3:06 PM, squashua <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> Sorry, but I still don't understand step 3. You wrote:
>
> "Now, you'll need to add the parent directory ruby.exe and gem.exe to
> your PATH.  For now, you can go to the location gem.exe and perform
> the following to install the current version of rails.
>
> gem install rails
>
> or
>
> gem.exe install rails"
>
> I don't know how to add a parent directory. Do I just drag and drop
> the ruby and rails directories into one larger directory? Do I go to
> the directory, C:\rails\ruby and then run the command(s) you provided?
> Because I get the same error statement. In addition, I don't see
> ruby.exe and gem.exe anywhere, but then I already installed them in
> steps 1 and 2. Didn't I? So why then do I need to reinstall the two
> executables? I think I need more context to know what I'm supposed to
> do. Again, I"m sorry but this step is not as straightforward as more
> experienced programmers may think. : )
>
> -squashua
>

Hi, you'll need to verify what has and hasn't been installed on your system.
Also, you'll need to determine where they were installed so that you can add
it to your PATH.  The following link shows you how to update your PATH on
Windows:

http://www.nerdydork.com/update-windows-path-without-rebooting.html

-Conrad

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