# Installing the compiled binaries windows

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-the-compiled-binaries-windows/103753>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 9, 2007, 11:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-the-compiled-binaries-windows/103753 "2007-05-09T23:34:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![gino](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/71c47a/32.png) [@gino](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gino)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 11:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-the-compiled-binaries-windows/103753/1 "2007-05-09T23:34:32Z")

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there’s tow options for installing ruby on windows, the one clikc  
installer, and installing the complied binares,  
well, I don’t know how to install the complied binaries, I downloaded  
it, copied on my d partition,  
I don’t know what they mean with install, o didn’t see any setup, so, I  
juste copied to this location d:\ruby  
now I’m trying to install the gems, and can’t do it,  
with the one click installer I after installation a could just  
go d:\rubygems\ setup.rb, that easy,  
I think ruby is not installed, so please help me  
I don’t want to use the one click installer, because I want to learn how  
to do it my self, so see what installs and what else a need to install  
thanks if you tell me how

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**Author:** ![gino](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/71c47a/32.png) [@gino](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gino)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 12:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-the-compiled-binaries-windows/103753/2 "2007-05-10T00:42:06Z")

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gino wrote:

> I don’t want to use the one click installer, because I want to learn how  
> to do it my self, so see what installs and what else a need to install  
> thanks if you tell me how

Did you make sure that the ruby\bin directory is in your path?

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**Author:** ![gino](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/71c47a/32.png) [@gino](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gino)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 1:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-the-compiled-binaries-windows/103753/3 "2007-05-10T01:13:27Z")

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Michael W. Ryder wrote:

> Did you make sure that the ruby\bin directory is in your path?

That was it, it was the path  
you have to forgiveme I’m a newvie

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**Author:** ![gino](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/71c47a/32.png) [@gino](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gino)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 1:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-the-compiled-binaries-windows/103753/4 "2007-05-10T01:34:30Z")

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I changed the Path, but now other programs can’t find the Path, I think  
I did it wrong,  
how do I change the path?

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**Author:** ![gino](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/71c47a/32.png) [@gino](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gino)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 4:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-the-compiled-binaries-windows/103753/5 "2007-05-10T16:31:28Z")

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On May 9, 7:34 pm, Longinos L. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> I changed the Path, but now other programs can’t find the Path, I think  
> I did it wrong,  
> how do I change the path?
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I’d suggest using the One-click installer. Is there a specific reason  
not too?

Cheers  
Chris