# Backgroundrb problem?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/backgroundrb-problem/196690>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 22, 2008, 3:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/backgroundrb-problem/196690 "2008-05-22T15:26:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![varunkumargoel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/ed8c4c/32.png) [@varunkumargoel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/varunkumargoel)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2008, 3:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/backgroundrb-problem/196690/1 "2008-05-22T15:26:09Z")

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Hi All,  
I am using backgroundrb latest version i did every thing like  
given on this link  
[http://backgroundrb.rubyforge.org/advanced/index.html](http://backgroundrb.rubyforge.org/advanced/index.html)  
but when i am running server like ruby script/backgroundrb start it’s  
not running showing error

c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in  
`gem_original_re quire': no such file to load -- bdrb_config.rb (LoadError) from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `re  
quire’  
from script/backgroundrb:14

I am using windows XP.Please tell me how to do.

Thanks  
Varun

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**Author:** ![varunkumargoel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/ed8c4c/32.png) [@varunkumargoel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/varunkumargoel)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 2:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/backgroundrb-problem/196690/2 "2008-05-23T02:09:46Z")

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I don’t think you can use backgroundrb on the Win platform; it makes  
use of fork which is not supported by Windows.

On May 22, 9:26 am, Varun G. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)