Hi,

1.  Installed Ruby (ruby186-26.exe) available at URL ---
http://rubyforge.org/frs/download.php/29263/ruby186-26.exe

2. Found that Ruby 186-26 was installed successfully.

3. Opened a command prompt. Entered the command:
gem update --system

Observed the below written error:

Updating RubyGems...
Bulk updating Gem source index for: http://gems.rubyforge.org
Attempting remote update of rubygems-update
Install required dependency builder? [Yn]  y
Install required dependency session? [Yn]  y
Install required dependency hoe-seattlerb? [Yn]  y
Install required dependency hoe? [Yn]  y
Install required dependency rubyforge? [Yn]  y
Install required dependency json_pure? [Yn]  y
ERROR:  While executing gem ... (Gem::InstallError)
    invalid gem format for c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/cache/
rubyforge-2.0.3.gem


4. Moving ahead entered the command:

gem install watir

Observed the below written error:


C:\>gem install watir
Install required dependency win32-process? [Yn]  y
Install required dependency windows-pr? [Yn]  y
Install required dependency windows-api? [Yn]  y
Install required dependency win32-api? [Yn]  y
Select which gem to install for your platform (i386-mswin32)
 1. win32-api 1.4.5 (ruby)
 2. win32-api 1.4.5 (x86-mswin32-60)
 3. Skip this gem
 4. Cancel installation
> 1
Install required dependency test-unit? [Yn]  y
Install required dependency hoe? [Yn]  y
Install required dependency rubyforge? [Yn]  y
ERROR:  While executing gem ... (Gem::InstallError)
    invalid gem format for c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/cache/
rubyforge-2.0.3.gem

C:\>gem install watir
Install required dependency win32-process? [Yn]  y
Install required dependency windows-pr? [Yn]  y
Install required dependency windows-api? [Yn]  y
Install required dependency win32-api? [Yn]  y
Select which gem to install for your platform (i386-mswin32)
 1. win32-api 1.4.5 (ruby)
 2. win32-api 1.4.5 (x86-mswin32-60)
 3. Skip this gem
 4. Cancel installation
> 2
Install required dependency win32-api? [Yn]  y
Select which gem to install for your platform (i386-mswin32)
 1. win32-api 1.4.5 (ruby)
 2. win32-api 1.4.5 (x86-mswin32-60)
 3. Skip this gem
 4. Cancel installation
> 2
ERROR:  While executing gem ... (Gem::InstallError)
    invalid gem format for c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/cache/windows-
pr-1.0.8.gem

C:\>gem install watir
Install required dependency win32-process? [Yn]  y
Install required dependency windows-pr? [Yn]  y
ERROR:  While executing gem ... (Gem::InstallError)
    invalid gem format for c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/cache/windows-
pr-1.0.8.gem

C:\>




It was not possible to install neither Watir nor update the ruby gems.

OS: Windows 2003 Server
Firewall was set to OFF

*Note: The same was behavior was noticed in Windows XP SP3 too.


Please help me with, any other ways to overcome from these observed
behaviors?



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