# FreeRIDE problem ("Failing to load") **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [March 21, 2006, 2:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/freeride-problem-failing-to-load/55471 "2006-03-21T14:32:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tobias\_J](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@Tobias\_J](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tobias_J)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 2:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/freeride-problem-failing-to-load/55471/1 "2006-03-21T14:32:01Z")
Hello, I had to reinstall ruby recently, along with everything else, due to a HD formatting. Now freeride used to work pretty well before, and I don’t recall seeing this problem first time around - I suspect I might be missing some gem, possibly some form of ‘tools’. In any case, using either the stand-alone or the windows installer, I get back a long list of files it can’t load and/or start - like the last two lines: Failing to load: rubyide\_tools\_source\_parser Failing to start: rubyide\_tools\_source\_parser I’m using the latest stable versions of everthing, on a xp machine. If it isn’t already painfully clear to you, I’m not very well-versed in ruby, so please keep it as simple as possible. Thank you Tobias Oh, almost forgot. In my search for something along the line of ‘tools’, I tried to use rubygems to look it up, but something is amiss here too. Typing ‘gem search tools --remote’ returns: \*\*\* REMOTE GEMS \*\*\* Updating Gem source index for: [http://gems.rubyforge.org](http://gems.rubyforge.org) ERROR: While executing gem … (ArgumentError) invalid date It returns the same thing when I try to use ‘query’. Why would it care about a friggin’ date?! Thanks again! ---
**Author:** ![Tobias\_J](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@Tobias\_J](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tobias_J)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 4:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/freeride-problem-failing-to-load/55471/2 "2006-03-21T16:39:13Z")
On 3/21/06, Tobias J. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Failing to load: rubyide\_tools\_source\_parser > Failing to start: rubyide\_tools\_source\_parser > > I’m using the latest stable versions of everthing, on a xp machine. > > If it isn’t already painfully clear to you, I’m not very well-versed in > ruby, so please keep it as simple as possible. Try deleting the freeride configuration directory (it will be automatically recreated). Its the “freeride” subdirectory of your home directory (on windows this would be %USERPROFILE%\freeride). This can sometimes help. Curt ---
**Author:** ![Tobias\_J](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@Tobias\_J](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tobias_J)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 6:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/freeride-problem-failing-to-load/55471/3 "2006-03-21T18:19:00Z")
> Try deleting the freeride configuration directory (it will be > automatically recreated). Its the “freeride” subdirectory of your home > directory (on windows this would be %USERPROFILE%\freeride). This can > sometimes help. > > Curt > > Thanks Curt, but I actually found this advise already, and it doesn’t > help. I’ve gotten used to freeride and would prefer to stick with it, but perhaps there are other ruby IDEs around if I can’t? Tobias ---
**Author:** ![Tobias\_J](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@Tobias\_J](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tobias_J)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 8:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/freeride-problem-failing-to-load/55471/4 "2006-03-21T20:20:51Z")
On 3/21/06, Tobias J. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I’ve gotten used to freeride and would prefer to stick with it, but perhaps > there are other ruby IDEs around if I can’t? Have you tried the latest version of the one-click installer (184-16 preview 3)? It comes with the new version of FreeRIDE, and that copy of FreeRIDE is working for me (just make sure you do not install on top of a previous version of the one-click installer). Curt ---
**Author:** ![Tobias\_J](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@Tobias\_J](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tobias_J)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 9:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/freeride-problem-failing-to-load/55471/5 "2006-03-21T21:21:11Z")
> Have you tried the latest version of the one-click installer (184-16 > preview 3)? It comes with the new version of FreeRIDE, and that copy > of FreeRIDE is working for me (just make sure you do not install on > top of a previous version of the one-click installer). > > Curt Curt Curse-curer!! Thank you 🙂