# Newbie: quick question re: windows install **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [June 6, 2008, 4:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-quick-question-re-windows-install/139741 "2008-06-06T16:45:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **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:** [June 6, 2008, 4:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-quick-question-re-windows-install/139741/1 "2008-06-06T16:45:38Z")
I just downloaded ruby and ran the installer(Ruby 1.8.6 One-Click Installer). I then opened the tutorial “Ruby in Twenty Minutes”. The very first statement I encounter states “If you’re using Windows, open fxri from the Ruby section of your Start Menu.”. However, there is no Ruby section on my Start Menu. Certainly, I can configure this myself, I am just wondering what should be there. Any help or suggestions are appreciated! **_Bill Turner www.changent.com_** **_Very few really seek knowledge in this world. Mortal or immortal, few really ask. On the contrary, they try to wring from the unknown the answers they have already shaped in their own minds - justification, explanations, forms of consolation without which they can’t go on. To really ask is to open the door to the whirlwind. The answer may annihilate the question and the questioner. - Vampire Marius from_ The Vampire Lestat _by Ann Rice_** Views expressed are entirely my own and do not necessarily represent those of any other person or entity. _This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information.  If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this for the addressee, you must not use, copy, disclose, or take any action based on this message or any information herein.  If you have received this message in error, please advise the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this message.  Thank you for your cooperation._ ---
**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:** [June 6, 2008, 5:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-quick-question-re-windows-install/139741/2 "2008-06-06T17:10:27Z")
On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 9:44 AM, bill turner [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I just downloaded ruby and ran the installer(Ruby 1.8.6 One-Click > Installer). I then opened the tutorial “Ruby in Twenty Minutes”. The > very first statement I encounter states “If you’re using Windows, open > fxri from the Ruby section of your Start Menu.”. However, there is no > Ruby section on my Start Menu. Certainly, I can configure this myself, > I am just wondering what should be there. Any help or suggestions are > appreciated! Look in %path\_to\_ruby%\bin (the default is C:\ruby\bin). You should see an fxri.bat in there. There is also a batch file for irb as well. You would run irb.bat from inside cmd.exe. They are different interfaces to the same interactive ruby tool. I prefer irb, because fxri is slow to load, but the choice is yours. Hope that helps, Gordon ---
**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:** [June 6, 2008, 5:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-quick-question-re-windows-install/139741/3 "2008-06-06T17:11:02Z")
On Jun 6, 4:43 pm, bill turner [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I just downloaded ruby and ran the installer(Ruby 1.8.6 One-Click > Installer). I then opened the tutorial “Ruby in Twenty Minutes”. The > very first statement I encounter states “If you’re using Windows, open > fxri from the Ruby section of your Start Menu.”. However, there is no > Ruby section on my Start Menu. Certainly, I can configure this myself, > I am just wondering what should be there. Any help or suggestions are > appreciated! Hmn, wierd, all the menus at start menu (under programs) get generated here. What OS version are you using? (also will be helpful if you say what release did you actually downloaded – 1.8.6-26 or something else). Regards, ---
**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:** [June 6, 2008, 5:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-quick-question-re-windows-install/139741/4 "2008-06-06T17:40:32Z")
okay. I’ll create a folder in my start menu and put shortcuts in for those two bat files. On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 10:08:48 -0500, Gordon T. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > see an fxri.bat in there. There is also a batch file for irb as well. > You would run irb.bat from inside cmd.exe. They are different > interfaces to the same interactive ruby tool. I prefer irb, because > fxri is slow to load, but the choice is yours. > > Hope that helps, > > Gordon Bill Turner [www.changent.com](http://www.changent.com) Very few really seek knowledge in this world. Mortal or immortal, few really ask. On the contrary, they try to wring from the unknown the answers they have already shaped in their own minds - justification, explanations, forms of consolation without which they can’t go on. To really ask is to open the door to the whirlwind. The answer may annihilate the question and the questioner. - Vampire Marius from The Vampire Lestat by Ann Rice Views expressed are entirely my own and do not necessarily represent those of any other person or entity. ---
**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:** [June 6, 2008, 5:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-quick-question-re-windows-install/139741/5 "2008-06-06T17:45:50Z")
On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 08:09:30 -0700 (PDT), Luis L. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hmn, wierd, all the menus at start menu (under programs) get generated > here. What OS version are you using? (also will be helpful if you say > what release did you actually downloaded – 1.8.6-26 or something > else). > > Regards, It is the latest version - 1.8.6.-26, though the binaries download appears to be one release newer - 1.8.7-i386-mswin32.zip (I didn’t use this). I am running windows xp sp2 and should be up-to-date with all important downloads. I also ran as administrator. I agree, it is weird. Let me know if you have other questions. Bill Turner [www.changent.com](http://www.changent.com) Very few really seek knowledge in this world. Mortal or immortal, few really ask. On the contrary, they try to wring from the unknown the answers they have already shaped in their own minds - justification, explanations, forms of consolation without which they can’t go on. To really ask is to open the door to the whirlwind. The answer may annihilate the question and the questioner. - Vampire Marius from The Vampire Lestat by Ann Rice Views expressed are entirely my own and do not necessarily represent those of any other person or entity. ---
**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:** [June 13, 2008, 12:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-quick-question-re-windows-install/139741/6 "2008-06-13T00:30:32Z")
On Sat, 7 Jun 2008 07:13:16 -0700 (PDT), Luis L. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > > fxri from the Ruby section of your Start Menu.". However, there is no > > > > I am running windows xp sp2 and should be up-to-date with all > > What version of Windows it is? I mean, spanish, italian, german, etc? > > American English. Bill Turner [www.changent.com](http://www.changent.com) Very few really seek knowledge in this world. Mortal or immortal, few really ask. On the contrary, they try to wring from the unknown the answers they have already shaped in their own minds - justification, explanations, forms of consolation without which they can’t go on. To really ask is to open the door to the whirlwind. The answer may annihilate the question and the questioner. - Vampire Marius from The Vampire Lestat by Ann Rice Views expressed are entirely my own and do not necessarily represent those of any other person or entity. ---
**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:** [June 7, 2008, 4:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-quick-question-re-windows-install/139741/7 "2008-06-07T16:15:40Z")
On Jun 6, 5:43 pm, bill turner [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > Ruby section on my Start Menu. Certainly, I can configure this myself, > > > It is the latest version - 1.8.6.-26, though the binaries download > > > appears to be one release newer - 1.8.7-i386-mswin32.zip (I didn’t use > > > this). Yeah, the binary release is newer, I had a hard time dealing with backward incompatibilities with 1.8.7 that I want to wait a bit until push it forward (we need a stable base to work with, testing several stuff at the same time is not good). > I am running windows xp sp2 and should be up-to-date with all > important downloads. I also ran as administrator. If you installed One-Click installer 1.8.6-26 the menus should be there, I just installed it to test and it worked. > I agree, it is weird. Let me know if you have other questions. > Bill Turner What version of Windows it is? I mean, spanish, italian, german, etc? ---
**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:** [June 17, 2008, 4:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-quick-question-re-windows-install/139741/8 "2008-06-17T16:16:55Z")
On Sat, 7 Jun 2008 07:13:16 -0700 (PDT), Luis L. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > > fxri from the Ruby section of your Start Menu.". However, there is no > > > > I am running windows xp sp2 and should be up-to-date with all > > What version of Windows it is? I mean, spanish, italian, german, etc? > > I feel like such an idiot! I found it at the bottom of my unsorted > > Start menu list. I had looked for it as if the list was sorted, and, > > of course, it was not where I expected. Sorry! Bill Turner [www.changent.com](http://www.changent.com) Very few really seek knowledge in this world. Mortal or immortal, few really ask. On the contrary, they try to wring from the unknown the answers they have already shaped in their own minds - justification, explanations, forms of consolation without which they can’t go on. To really ask is to open the door to the whirlwind. The answer may annihilate the question and the questioner. - Vampire Marius from The Vampire Lestat by Ann Rice Views expressed are entirely my own and do not necessarily represent those of any other person or entity.