RE: [R] R 1.9.1 Fails to Start on WinXP SP2
One other suggestion: Run the msconfig System configuration utility to turn off most of the software that loads on your machine at startup, and see if that allows R to start. Then gradually add it back until you find the culprit, if there is one. Bingo! You rock Duncan. I had Rage3D (a video card overclocking utility) installed on the machine that wouldn't run R and I was able to isolate that as the problem. Once I uninstalled it, everything worked perfectly. Thanks a million! Scott __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
Re: [R] R 1.9.1 Fails to Start on WinXP SP2
On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 09:28:03 -0500, Scott Higginbotham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote : One other suggestion: Run the msconfig System configuration utility to turn off most of the software that loads on your machine at startup, and see if that allows R to start. Then gradually add it back until you find the culprit, if there is one. Bingo! You rock Duncan. I had Rage3D (a video card overclocking utility) installed on the machine that wouldn't run R and I was able to isolate that as the problem. Once I uninstalled it, everything worked perfectly. Thanks a million! You're welcome. You might want to let the Rage3D people know about the problem; they might be in a position to see what's going wrong with the R load process, and if it's their bug they might fix it. I'd be happy to correspond with them if they need info about R. Duncan Murdoch __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
[R] R 1.9.1 Fails to Start on WinXP SP2
I have two computers both of which are running Windows XP SP2. R 1.9.1 runs just fine on one but not the other. Both installations of R came from the same installation package. When I click on the desktop icon an hourglass shows up then disappears. Similarly, if I start RGUI the process shows up in task-manager then abruptly disappears. Interestingly, I can access R in Excel via the D(COM) Server on both computers. Any ideas? Thanks, Scott __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
Re: [R] R 1.9.1 Fails to Start on WinXP SP2
On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 09:59:31 -0500, Scott Higginbotham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote : I have two computers both of which are running Windows XP SP2. R 1.9.1 runs just fine on one but not the other. Both installations of R came from the same installation package. When I click on the desktop icon an hourglass shows up then disappears. Similarly, if I start RGUI the process shows up in task-manager then abruptly disappears. Interestingly, I can access R in Excel via the D(COM) Server on both computers. Any ideas? Not a one! Could you please try the beta build available on CRAN at http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/rdevel.html Thanks! Duncan Murdoch __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
RE: [R] R 1.9.1 Fails to Start on WinXP SP2
I should have noted in my first post that I had already tried that to no avail. Scott -Original Message- From: Duncan Murdoch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 1:35 PM To: Scott Higginbotham Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [R] R 1.9.1 Fails to Start on WinXP SP2 On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 09:59:31 -0500, Scott Higginbotham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote : I have two computers both of which are running Windows XP SP2. R 1.9.1 runs just fine on one but not the other. Both installations of R came from the same installation package. When I click on the desktop icon an hourglass shows up then disappears. Similarly, if I start RGUI the process shows up in task-manager then abruptly disappears. Interestingly, I can access R in Excel via the D(COM) Server on both computers. Any ideas? Not a one! Could you please try the beta build available on CRAN at http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/rdevel.html Thanks! Duncan Murdoch __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
Re: [R] R 1.9.1 Fails to Start on WinXP SP2
On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 14:15:51 -0500, Scott Higginbotham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I should have noted in my first post that I had already tried that to no avail. In that case, things aren't easy. You need to see where in the startup sequence it's bailing out. We don't have debug code installed to do that (because this isn't a common problem!), so the only way I know to find that is to compile R with debug information, and run it under a debugger. If you've never done that, it's a big job. Duncan Murdoch Scott -Original Message- From: Duncan Murdoch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 1:35 PM To: Scott Higginbotham Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [R] R 1.9.1 Fails to Start on WinXP SP2 On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 09:59:31 -0500, Scott Higginbotham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote : I have two computers both of which are running Windows XP SP2. R 1.9.1 runs just fine on one but not the other. Both installations of R came from the same installation package. When I click on the desktop icon an hourglass shows up then disappears. Similarly, if I start RGUI the process shows up in task-manager then abruptly disappears. Interestingly, I can access R in Excel via the D(COM) Server on both computers. Any ideas? Not a one! Could you please try the beta build available on CRAN at http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/rdevel.html Thanks! Duncan Murdoch __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
Re: [R] R 1.9.1 Fails to Start on WinXP SP2
One other suggestion: Run the msconfig System configuration utility to turn off most of the software that loads on your machine at startup, and see if that allows R to start. Then gradually add it back until you find the culprit, if there is one. Duncan Murdoch __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
RE: [R] R 1.9.1 Fails to Start on WinXP SP2
Perhaps a couple of things to try before that: 1. See what Rterm.exe does. 2. See whether it makes any difference if the --vanilla flag is added to the shortcut to Rgui.exe. (E.g., was Rgui trying to load an existing .rda file or execute some startup code on the computer that had the problem, and otherwise on the other?) Andy From: Duncan Murdoch On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 14:15:51 -0500, Scott Higginbotham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I should have noted in my first post that I had already tried that to no avail. In that case, things aren't easy. You need to see where in the startup sequence it's bailing out. We don't have debug code installed to do that (because this isn't a common problem!), so the only way I know to find that is to compile R with debug information, and run it under a debugger. If you've never done that, it's a big job. Duncan Murdoch Scott -Original Message- From: Duncan Murdoch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 1:35 PM To: Scott Higginbotham Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [R] R 1.9.1 Fails to Start on WinXP SP2 On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 09:59:31 -0500, Scott Higginbotham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote : I have two computers both of which are running Windows XP SP2. R 1.9.1 runs just fine on one but not the other. Both installations of R came from the same installation package. When I click on the desktop icon an hourglass shows up then disappears. Similarly, if I start RGUI the process shows up in task-manager then abruptly disappears. Interestingly, I can access R in Excel via the D(COM) Server on both computers. Any ideas? Not a one! Could you please try the beta build available on CRAN at http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/rdevel.html Thanks! Duncan Murdoch __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
