# Re: RUBY on 64-bit Windows PCs

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ruby-on-64-bit-windows-pcs/94636>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 9, 2006, 6:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ruby-on-64-bit-windows-pcs/94636 "2006-05-09T18:08:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2006, 6:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ruby-on-64-bit-windows-pcs/94636/1 "2006-05-09T18:08:22Z")

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> got. It simply freezes up. Has anyone heard of such problems?  
> I’m having  
> to copy my files over to garden variety 32-bit boxes to get  
> my ftp’ing  
> done.
> 
> Thanks,  
> Peter

There has been virtually no testing on 64 bit Windows because, well,  
very few people have access to 64 bit Windows boxes.

Can you provide a sample script that demonstrates the problem? If you  
step through it with the debugger can you see what line it freezes on?

Regards,

Dan

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**Post date:** [May 9, 2006, 7:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ruby-on-64-bit-windows-pcs/94636/2 "2006-05-09T19:58:58Z")

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Berger, Daniel wrote:

> > got. It simply freezes up. Has anyone heard of such problems?  
> > I’m having  
> > to copy my files over to garden variety 32-bit boxes to get  
> > my ftp’ing  
> > done.
> > 
> > Thanks,  
> > Peter
> 
> There has been virtually no testing on 64 bit Windows because, well,  
> very few people have access to 64 bit Windows boxes.
> 
> Can you provide a sample script that demonstrates the problem? If you  
> step through it with the debugger can you see what line it freezes on?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Dan
> 
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Dan,  
It happens on a simple script like the one below, right at the first  
“end.” It freezes up and I have to essentially close down the shell, in  
Windows.

## FYI–64-bit Windows boxes are becoming more common. Our HP rep. sold mine to us, telling us that is was now the standard for “workstation” class PCs. I think Intel has been freaked out by the AMD success with their new (64-bit) chips.

#Get any Cindex files first.  
cindexfiles = Dir.glob(“_\__-\*.pdf”)  
cindexfiles.each do |cindexfile|  
ftp = Net::FTP.open(‘[mpc.bna.com](http://mpc.bna.com)’) do |ftp|  
ftp.debug\_mode = true  
ftp.passive = true  
ftp.login(‘peterb’,‘pbail’)  
ftp.chdir(‘/data/ps2000test’)  
ftp.putbinaryfile(cindexfile)  
end  
end

Thanks,  
-Peter

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**Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 2:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ruby-on-64-bit-windows-pcs/94636/3 "2006-05-10T02:34:53Z")

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Berger, Daniel wrote:

> > got. It simply freezes up. Has anyone heard of such problems?  
> > I’m having  
> > to copy my files over to garden variety 32-bit boxes to get  
> > my ftp’ing  
> > done.
> > 
> > Thanks,  
> > Peter

I’ve been using a 64 bit AMD and windows 2000 for months without any  
trouble with ruby.  
TR

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**Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 2:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ruby-on-64-bit-windows-pcs/94636/4 "2006-05-10T14:11:22Z")

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Tom R. wrote:

> Berger, Daniel wrote:
> 
> > > got. It simply freezes up. Has anyone heard of such problems?  
> > > I’m having  
> > > to copy my files over to garden variety 32-bit boxes to get  
> > > my ftp’ing  
> > > done.
> > > 
> > > Thanks,  
> > > Peter
> 
> I’ve been using a 64 bit AMD and windows 2000 for months without any  
> trouble with ruby.  
> TR

OK. Well, I guess it’s another issue then. Maybe some ports are closed,  
although, I can ftp just fine using the command shell.

Thanks.