# Unable to install rails

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-install-rails/174880>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 3, 2009, 12:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-install-rails/174880 "2009-09-03T12:41:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![1337\_94m3r](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/1/c5a1d2/32.png) [@1337\_94m3r](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/1337_94m3r)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 12:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-install-rails/174880/1 "2009-09-03T12:41:10Z")

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I have ruby installed, and also apparently gems installed.

I tried doing “gem install rails”

I also have tried downloading the gem and then installing it and it is  
still not letting me install it. I would like to use rails to develop  
my site but if i’m unable to even get rails installed on my local pc  
for testing purposes then i don’t see how i’ll ever be able to get it  
to run on the site.

I am on windows 7 x64 RTM Pro.

I was using latest ruby, latest gems, and latest rails.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

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**Author:** ![1337\_94m3r](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/1/c5a1d2/32.png) [@1337\_94m3r](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/1337_94m3r)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 12:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-install-rails/174880/2 "2009-09-03T12:41:45Z")

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On Sep 3, 11:37 am, 1337 94m3r [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> I have ruby installed, and also apparently gems installed.
> 
> I tried doing “gem install rails”
> 
> I also have tried downloading the gem and then installing it and it is  
> still not letting me install it. I would like to use rails to develop  
> my site but if i’m unable to even get rails installed on my local pc  
> for testing purposes then i don’t see how i’ll ever be able to get it  
> to run on the site.

Well, what happened when you did try ?

Fred

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**Author:** ![1337\_94m3r](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/1/c5a1d2/32.png) [@1337\_94m3r](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/1337_94m3r)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 3:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-install-rails/174880/3 "2009-09-04T03:58:41Z")

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Have you tried Instant Rails?  
[http://rubyforge.org/projects/instantrails/](http://rubyforge.org/projects/instantrails/)

Pepe