# Help!

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help/196739>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [July 8, 2008, 7:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help/196739 "2008-07-08T19:03:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Johanna\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@Johanna\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Johanna_F)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 7:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help/196739/1 "2008-07-08T19:03:31Z")

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Hi i want install Ruby on Rails in Windows XP but i have a problem: I  
have install in my pc Ruby 1.8.6-26 Final Release but when i try to  
install rails with this command: gem install rails  
–include-dependencies the following error apears: Bulk updating Gem  
source index for: [http://gems.rubyforge.org](http://gems.rubyforge.org) and i need install it cause  
i want to do my thesis in ruby so please help me solve it! Sorry for my  
english i’m a latin girl!

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**Author:** ![Johanna\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@Johanna\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Johanna_F)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 7:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help/196739/2 "2008-07-08T19:53:58Z")

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On Jul 8, 12:53 pm, Johanna F. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> Hi i want install Ruby on Rails in Windows XP but i have a problem: I have install in my pc Ruby 1.8.6-26 Final Release but when i try to install rails with this command: gem install rails --include-dependencies the following error apears: Bulk updating Gem source index for:[http://gems.rubyforge.organd](http://gems.rubyforge.organd) i need install it cause i want to do my thesis in ruby so please help me solve it! Sorry for my english i’m a latin girl!

Is that an error? It may take a bit of time to finish the bulk update,  
but then it should install. Is it doing something else after it says  
that?

T.

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**Author:** ![Johanna\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@Johanna\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Johanna_F)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 7:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help/196739/3 "2008-07-08T19:54:34Z")

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“Bulk updating Gem source index for: [http://gems.rubyforge.org](http://gems.rubyforge.org)” isn’t  
an error message; it’s a status message. After updating the index  
finishes, your gems will install.

Craig

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**Author:** ![Johanna\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@Johanna\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Johanna_F)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2008, 12:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help/196739/4 "2008-07-09T00:07:31Z")

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Hi Johanna,

Johanna F. wrote:

> i need install it cause i want to do my thesis in ruby  
> so please help me solve it! Sorry for my english i’m  
> a latin girl!

The simplest solution to your problem would be to use Instant Rails.  
Just  
stop the servers and use the IR manager to open a console window and  
you’ll  
have Ruby at your fingertips.

Best regards,  
Bill