# Ruby upgrade - Newbie question

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-upgrade-newbie-question/69744>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [September 23, 2006, 7:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-upgrade-newbie-question/69744 "2006-09-23T19:07:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![rainer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/58956e/32.png) [@rainer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rainer)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 7:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-upgrade-newbie-question/69744/1 "2006-09-23T19:07:35Z")

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Hallo,  
I want to upgrade from 1.8.2 to 1.8.4 - Windows XP  
The one-click installer does not allow me to install over the existing  
version.  
I am concerned about all the gems i have, do not want to reinstall them.  
Do i proceed as follows?

1. Install 1.8.4 to a new location.
2. Prune my gems tree from old to new.
3. Do a gem update.  
Is that the right approach? Or is it simpler?  
Thanks  
Rainer

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**Author:** ![rainer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/58956e/32.png) [@rainer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rainer)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 4:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-upgrade-newbie-question/69744/2 "2006-09-27T04:00:27Z")

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I am with the same doubt. ☹

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**Author:** ![rainer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/58956e/32.png) [@rainer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rainer)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 5:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-upgrade-newbie-question/69744/3 "2006-09-27T05:03:58Z")

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On 9/23/06, Rainer T. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Hallo,  
> I want to upgrade from 1.8.2 to 1.8.4 - Windows XP  
> The one-click installer does not allow me to install over the existing  
> version.  
> I am concerned about all the gems i have, do not want to reinstall them.  
> Do i proceed as follows?
> 
> 1. Install 1.8.4 to a new location.
> 2. Prune my gems tree from old to new.
> 3. Do a gem update.

Reinstall them. If there are binary gems involved, you will not be  
able to run the older binary gems with the 1.8.4 Ruby for Windows.

The Windows build situation is a bit of a mess right now, but  
discussions have recently restarted with Microsoft on ways that this  
can be resolved.

-austin