hurrah found it, details posted below in case anyone else encounters the same problem
ok, summarising from the top installed ruby 2.0.0 using installer from command prompt, > gem update --system downloaded appropriate devkit extracted devkit to c:\devkit from command prompt, devkit folder, ruby dk.rb init then ruby dk.rb install from command prompt, gem install watir from command prompt, gem install watir-webdriver at this point I came to the halt which I originally posted from command prompt, gem install watir-classic (my incorrect guess) from command prompt, gem install watir watir-classic (taken from the link you sent) next to check if it worked from command prompt, >irb DL is deprectaed, please use Fiddle irb(main):001:0>require "watir" LoadError: cannot load such file watir When I view my gem list again as before, from a command prompt gem lst my gem list appears as before, there is no watir gem listed, I'm assuming there should be a watir gem listed in my gem list? tried to install watir again and spotted an error message "Failed to build gem native extension" along with a handy link : nokogiri.org/tutorials/installing_nokogiri.html where I found another gem to try back to command prompt; gem install nokogiri and try watir again; gem install watir hurrah, both watir and watir-classic are now in my gem list, along with a few more from command prompt, >irb DL is deprectaed, please use Fiddle irb(main):001:0>require "watir" =>true result! thanks again for your input Željko -- -- Before posting, please read http://watir.com/support. In short: search before you ask, be nice. watir-general@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general watir-general+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Watir General" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to watir-general+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
