# Running Application **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [June 4, 2010, 4:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/running-application/189658 "2010-06-04T16:21:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![anon\_comp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@anon\_comp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/anon_comp)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 4:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/running-application/189658/1 "2010-06-04T16:21:54Z")
I’m getting an error message when I try to run my application (ruby script/server), normally I’d hit “OK” and the application would run without issues, but now it has completely failed to deploy. I’m running on Windows 32, Ruby 1.9.1, Rails 2.3.8 The message states: “This application has failed to start becuase msvcrt-ruby18.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.” Anyone knows what to do? Don’t be a wise guy and say to re-install the application becuase I have. Thanks, Anon\_comp ---
**Author:** ![anon\_comp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@anon\_comp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/anon_comp)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 4:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/running-application/189658/2 "2010-06-04T16:23:40Z")
yep) the radical decision, its stop using rails and windows, many bugs wil be waiting u in the future) the next, add this dll to library path, or system folder Ivan N. removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![anon\_comp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@anon\_comp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/anon_comp)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 4:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/running-application/189658/3 "2010-06-04T16:25:47Z")
anon\_comp wrote: > I’m getting an error message when I try to run my application (ruby > script/server), normally I’d hit “OK” and the application would run > without issues, but now it has completely failed to deploy. > > I’m running on Windows 32, Ruby 1.9.1, Rails 2.3.8 > > The message states: > “This application has failed to start becuase msvcrt-ruby18.dll was > not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.” Check your Ruby installation. You’re obviously missing a component. > Anyone knows what to do? Don’t be a wise guy and say to re-install the > application becuase I have. Don’t insult people who are in a position to help you. > Thanks, > Anon\_comp ## Best, Marnen Laibow-Koser [http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org) removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![anon\_comp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@anon\_comp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/anon_comp)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 4:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/running-application/189658/4 "2010-06-04T16:38:54Z")
On Jun 4, 10:25 am, Marnen Laibow-Koser [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > anon\_comp wrote: > Don’t insult people who are in a position to help you. I’m not intending to insult, I just don’t like it when people point out the most obvious thing to solve the situation especially when it’s in an error message. At any rate, I’ll have to go down to Ruby 1.8.6 and see if this works. ---
**Author:** ![anon\_comp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@anon\_comp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/anon_comp)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 4:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/running-application/189658/5 "2010-06-04T16:34:13Z")
On Jun 4, 10:22 am, Ivan N. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > yep) > the radical decision, its stop using rails and windows, many bugs wil be waiting u in the future) Thank you. I’m totally aware of my inadequate OS, but I don’t have much of a choice. I might just install Ubuntu > the next, add this dll to library path, or system folder Now the issue is finding the dll. I tried looking it up in Google and failed to find it. ---
**Author:** ![anon\_comp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@anon\_comp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/anon_comp)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 4:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/running-application/189658/6 "2010-06-04T16:48:51Z")
On 4 June 2010 15:32, anon\_comp [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > On Jun 4, 10:22 am, Ivan N. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > the next, add this dll to library path, or system folder > > Now the issue is finding the dll. I tried looking it up in Google and > failed to find it. Have you looked for it on your hard disk? It may be already installed but not in a place that the application can find it. When you find it you could copy it into c:\windows\system (or somewhere similar under c:\windows that has a whole load of DLLs in it already). If course if it’s already there then I’m stumped ---
**Author:** ![anon\_comp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@anon\_comp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/anon_comp)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 5:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/running-application/189658/7 "2010-06-04T17:01:08Z")
On 4 June 2010 15:55, anon\_comp [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > When you find it you could copy it into c:\windows\system (or somewhere > > similar under c:\windows that has a whole load of DLLs in it already). > > I copied it over and now my system has gone haywire. Not your fault. I > think the developers should’ve had a dll that correlates with Ruby > 1.9.1 Oops sorry about that, it usually works for me. ---
**Author:** ![anon\_comp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@anon\_comp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/anon_comp)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 5:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/running-application/189658/8 "2010-06-04T17:16:57Z")
On Jun 4, 11:00 am, Peter H. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Oops sorry about that, it usually works for me. It’s fine. My solution is to go to Virtual Box. ---
**Author:** ![anon\_comp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@anon\_comp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/anon_comp)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 4:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/running-application/189658/9 "2010-06-04T16:56:27Z")
> Have you looked for it on your hard disk? It may be already installed but > not in a place that the application can find it. Yeah, it’s in my hard disk when I install Ruby 1.8.7 =/ > When you find it you could copy it into c:\windows\system (or somewhere > similar under c:\windows that has a whole load of DLLs in it already). I copied it over and now my system has gone haywire. Not your fault. I think the developers should’ve had a dll that correlates with Ruby 1.9.1