# RubyGems Issue

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-issue/75712>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [November 12, 2006, 6:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-issue/75712 "2006-11-12T18:14:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Skeets](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Skeets](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Skeets)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2006, 6:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-issue/75712/1 "2006-11-12T18:14:26Z")

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hi all,

i have successfully installed gems on my winxp box. when i type in  
gems -v(or is it --version, i can’t recall off hand) i get back the  
current version (i think it is version 0.9). so far, so good.

however, when i fire up irb and try to “include rubygems”, false is  
returned.

what am i doing wrong?

tia…