# Gem installation problem on windows **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [December 10, 2009, 5:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-installation-problem-on-windows/180067 "2009-12-10T17:30:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2009, 5:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-installation-problem-on-windows/180067/1 "2009-12-10T17:30:34Z")
i have installed ruby successfully. When i am installing any gem then it shows the error the trace is give as below:- please give the solution . Thanks in advance C:\Documents and Settings\karriren\>gem install rhodes --remote --debug Exception `NameError' at d:/Ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/ command_manager .rb:134 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::InstallCommand Exception`URI::InvalidURIError’ at d:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/uri/ generic.rb:195 - th e scheme http does not accept registry part: username:password@host:port (or bad hostname?) ERROR: While executing gem … (URI::InvalidURIError) the scheme http does not accept registry part: username:password@host:port ( or bad hostname?) d:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/uri/generic.rb:195:in `initialize' d:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/uri/http.rb:78:in`initialize’ d:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/uri/common.rb:488:in `new' d:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/uri/common.rb:488:in`parse’ d:/Ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/remote\_fetcher.rb: 180:in `get_pr oxy_from_env' d:/Ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/remote_fetcher.rb: 66:in`initial ize’ d:/Ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/remote\_fetcher.rb: 44:in `new' d:/Ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/remote_fetcher.rb: 44:in`fetcher ’ d:/Ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/spec\_fetcher.rb:46:in `initializ e' d:/Ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/spec_fetcher.rb:32:in`new’ d:/Ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/spec\_fetcher.rb:32:in `fetcher' d:/Ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/ dependency_installer.rb:96:in`f ind\_gems\_with\_sources’ d:/Ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/ dependency\_installer.rb:189:in `find_spec_by_name_and_version' d:/Ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/ dependency_installer.rb:210:in` install’ d:/Ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/commands/ install\_command.rb:86:i n `execute' d:/Ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/commands/ install_command.rb:83:i n`each’ d:/Ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/commands/ install\_command.rb:83:i n `execute' d:/Ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command.rb:136:in`invoke’ d:/Ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command\_manager.rb: 105:in `proce ss_args' d:/Ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb: 75:in`run’ d:/Ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/gem\_runner.rb:39:in `run’ d:/Ruby/bin/gem:24 ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2009, 7:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-installation-problem-on-windows/180067/2 "2009-12-10T19:03:38Z")
On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 4:30 PM, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)wrote: > i have installed ruby successfully. > When i am installing any gem then it shows the error > the trace is give as below:- > please give the solution . > Thanks in advance What version of Ruby have you installed, in particular have you installed the older Ruby 1-Click installer, or have you used the RubyInstaller binaries for windows? The version of gems that ships with the Ruby 1-Click installer is pointing to the old RubyForge gem repository. I think the RubyInstaller has been updated to point to the new repository on [gemcutter.org](http://gemcutter.org). If you do gem source -a [http://gemcutter.org](http://gemcutter.org) it might point you to the new repo. ---
**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2009, 9:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-installation-problem-on-windows/180067/3 "2009-12-10T21:05:56Z")
On Dec 10, 1:28 pm, “removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Exception `URI::InvalidURIError' at d:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/uri/ d:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/uri/common.rb:488:in `new’ > 44:in `fetcher ind_gems_with_sources' install_command.rb:83:i 75:in `run’ > d:/Ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/gem\_runner.rb:39:in > `run’ > d:/Ruby/bin/gem:24 can you tell us if you’re behind an HTTP proxy? For the error, looks like, and the URL used by it do not conform a valid URL schema. Please paste the output of “SET HTTP\_PROXY” so we can take a look to the value.