# Rubygems won't run on WinXP after system update **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [July 6, 2008, 10:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-wont-run-on-winxp-after-system-update/142331 "2008-07-06T22:29:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![arturaz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@arturaz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/arturaz)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2008, 10:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-wont-run-on-winxp-after-system-update/142331/1 "2008-07-06T22:29:59Z")
hello. Anyone tried to upgrade rubygems from windows xp? I downloaded fresh ruby 1.8.6 installer, installed, did gem update –system and now whenever I try anything, i get this: C:\Documents and Settings\ArtÅ«ras\>gem update --system Updating RubyGems ERROR: While executing gem … (Errno::ENOENT) No such file or directory - C:\Documents and Settings\ArtÅ«ras Tried googling, nothing there… Tried changing USERPROFILE env var to c:\ and c://, but still no luck 😑 Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![arturaz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@arturaz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/arturaz)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 12:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-wont-run-on-winxp-after-system-update/142331/2 "2008-07-07T00:40:30Z")
On Jul 6, 10:26 pm, Artûras Ðlajus [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > ``` > No such file or directory - C:\Documents and Settings\Artûras > > ``` > > Tried googling, nothing there… > > Tried changing USERPROFILE env var to c:\ and c://, but still no luck 😑 > > Any ideas? Dunno your previous setup configuration, but your username contains an extended accented character which will make the life of any non- unicode application hard. To workaround this I suggest you set HOME environment variable to something different than Documents and Settings, since will have the same problem. Also, do not mess with USERPROFILE since ti serve other purpose beside being used by applications, USERPROFILE is the place Windows stored the ntuser part of registry, which I suggest you stay away from it 🙂 HTH, ---
**Author:** ![arturaz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@arturaz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/arturaz)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 8:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-wont-run-on-winxp-after-system-update/142331/3 "2008-07-07T08:05:29Z")
> C:\Documents and Settings\Artûras\>gem update --system You could try to add the --debug flag for additional output. ---
**Author:** ![arturaz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@arturaz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/arturaz)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 12:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-wont-run-on-winxp-after-system-update/142331/4 "2008-07-07T12:25:40Z")
ThoML wrote: > You could try to add the --debug flag for additional output. C:\Documents and Settings\ArtÅ«ras\>gem update --system --debug Exception `NameError' at c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager .rb:134 - uninitialized constant Gem::Commands::UpdateCommand Updating RubyGems Exception`Errno::ENOENT’ at c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/spec\_fetche r.rb:41 - No such file or directory - C:\Documents and Settings\ArtÅ«ras ERROR: While executing gem … (Errno::ENOENT) No such file or directory - C:\Documents and Settings\ArtÅ«ras c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/spec\_fetcher.rb:41:in `stat' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/spec_fetcher.rb:41:in`initializ e’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/spec\_fetcher.rb:32:in `new' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/spec_fetcher.rb:32:in`fetcher’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/commands/update\_command.rb:139:i n `which_to_update' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/commands/update_command.rb:132:i n`each’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/commands/update\_command.rb:132:i n `which_to_update' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/commands/update_command.rb:68:in`execute’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command.rb:136:in `invoke' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command_manager.rb:105:in`proce ss\_args’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/command\_manager.rb:75:in `run' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/gem_runner.rb:39:in`run’ c:/ruby/bin/gem:24 ---
**Author:** ![arturaz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@arturaz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/arturaz)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2008, 12:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-wont-run-on-winxp-after-system-update/142331/5 "2008-07-07T12:36:34Z")
Luis L. wrote: > To workaround this I suggest you set HOME environment variable to > something different than Documents and Settings, since will have the > same problem. > Thanks, it seems to work 🙂