# BackgrounDRb & WinXP

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/backgroundrb-winxp/103878>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 11, 2007, 7:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/backgroundrb-winxp/103878 "2007-05-11T07:04:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Zirael](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/91b2a8/32.png) [@Zirael](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Zirael)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2007, 7:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/backgroundrb-winxp/103878/1 "2007-05-11T07:04:21Z")

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Hi,

I have problem with backgrounDRb.

First I installed plugin  
ruby script/plugin install  
[http://svn.devjavu.com/backgroundrb/tags/release-0.2.1](http://svn.devjavu.com/backgroundrb/tags/release-0.2.1)

and then, when I try to run rails server I got an error.

The same error is when I try to generate a new worker.  
ruby script/generate worker Testing

Error: c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/drb/unix.rb:5: UNIXServer is required  
(LoadError).

My system is winXp,  
Is anybody has some experience in solving that problem?  
Or maybe you now a different way to install that plugin?

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**Author:** ![Zirael](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/91b2a8/32.png) [@Zirael](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Zirael)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2007, 11:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/backgroundrb-winxp/103878/2 "2007-05-11T23:40:33Z")

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It doesn’t run on Windows. \*nix only systems, hence the error.

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**Author:** ![Zirael](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/91b2a8/32.png) [@Zirael](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Zirael)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 10:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/backgroundrb-winxp/103878/3 "2007-08-23T10:42:28Z")

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Scott wrote:

> It doesn’t run on Windows. \*nix only systems, hence the error.

It runs fine on windowsXP.  
Running it myself