# Completely uninstalling one-click installer

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/completely-uninstalling-one-click-installer/59449>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 3, 2006, 7:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/completely-uninstalling-one-click-installer/59449 "2006-05-03T19:06:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![victor123789](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/f0a364/32.png) [@victor123789](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/victor123789)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 7:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/completely-uninstalling-one-click-installer/59449/1 "2006-05-03T19:06:56Z")

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Hi all.

Here is the situation: a few monthes ago I’ve started my excersises with  
Ruby. I’ve downloaded One-Cilck Installer, installed it and was happy.  
I’ve  
installed also rubygems, rdoc, some third-party libraries, bla-bla-bla.

Now I have a wish to make “self-containing” distribution of my program  
(with  
interpreter itself, and mininum libraries). To study, shat is “minimum”,  
I’ve completely uninstalled Ruby, and then trying to start onlu ruby.exe  
(taken from latest snaphot):

> ruby.exe test.rb

I receive the strange message:

ruby: no such file to load – ubygems (LoadError)

WTF? I think there remained somewhere system variables or something like  
this, which says ruby to look for rubygems? (I don’t know, if this  
message  
must be on completely clear computer, but I think it is not).

Would be happy for your advices.

Thanks.

Victor.

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**Author:** ![victor123789](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/f0a364/32.png) [@victor123789](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/victor123789)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 7:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/completely-uninstalling-one-click-installer/59449/2 "2006-05-03T19:06:57Z")

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> I’ve completely uninstalled Ruby, and then trying to start onlu ruby.exe  
> must be on completely clear computer, but I think it is not).

Stop! I was an idiot! I have to reboot my Windows after uninstall 🙂

V.
