# Require 'rubygems' but return false

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/require-rubygems-but-return-false/70435>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [September 29, 2006, 4:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/require-rubygems-but-return-false/70435 "2006-09-29T04:48:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Haofei](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/a4c791/32.png) [@Haofei](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Haofei)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2006, 4:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/require-rubygems-but-return-false/70435/1 "2006-09-29T04:48:30Z")

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i just installed the one click installer 1.8.5 on windows, but i can  
not use any gems  
coz require ‘rubygems’ return false.  
is there any thing i have to config? thanks 🙂

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**Author:** ![Haofei](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/a4c791/32.png) [@Haofei](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Haofei)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2006, 5:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/require-rubygems-but-return-false/70435/2 "2006-09-29T05:33:00Z")

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On 9/28/06, Haofei [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> i just installed the one click installer 1.8.5 on windows, but i can  
> not use any gems  
> coz require ‘rubygems’ return false.  
> is there any thing i have to config? thanks 🙂

The false return value just means that the library has already been  
loaded.  
It would have thrown a LoadError had it not been successful.

Josh