# Install rmagick-2.12.2 for Ruby on Windows-Xp **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [March 30, 2010, 7:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/install-rmagick-2-12-2-for-ruby-on-windows-xp/186039 "2010-03-30T19:27:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gorkimaximum](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/e480ec/32.png) [@gorkimaximum](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gorkimaximum)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2010, 7:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/install-rmagick-2-12-2-for-ruby-on-windows-xp/186039/1 "2010-03-30T19:27:01Z")
Hello, After a lot of time triying, i could finally install rmagick-2.12.2 gem in ruby-1.8.7 on Windows-Xp. If ImageMagic is installed in c:/ImageMagic, the secret to install the gem is the --with-opt-dir: gem install rmagick -v=2.12.2 – --with-opt-dir=c:/imagemagick --remote I have also tried to install magickwand with the same method , but don’t works. Javier A… ---
**Author:** ![gorkimaximum](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/e480ec/32.png) [@gorkimaximum](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gorkimaximum)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 1:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/install-rmagick-2-12-2-for-ruby-on-windows-xp/186039/2 "2010-03-31T01:50:39Z")
On Mar 30, 7:27 pm, Javier A. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I have also tried to install magickwand with the same method , but don’t > works. > > Javier A… Please report your issues, success and comments to the gem author at the project page at RubyForge (under tracker) [http://rubyforge.org/projects/rmagick/](http://rubyforge.org/projects/rmagick/) [http://rubyforge.org/projects/magickwand/](http://rubyforge.org/projects/magickwand/) In that way, your comments don’t get lost in the mailing list and others can find it more easily, even better, maybe the developer can document the issue.