R devel - Oct 2003 - R installation problems on Windows XP (PR#4842)

Full_Name: Yongchao Ge
Version: 1.8
OS: Windows XP profesional
Submission from: (NULL) (146.203.2.152)


The R installation is fine on Windows XP, but when I started to open the R
program, then it pops out this message:

"R for Windows GUI front-end has encountered a problem and needs to close. 
We
are sorry for the inconvenience....."

The error signature is:

AppName: rgui.exe	 AppVer: 1.71.30616.0	 ModName: r.dll
ModVer: 1.71.30616.0	 Offset: 0002966e


I have to say that I just bought a brand new Dell computer. Windows XP was just
installed fresh. I installed other softwares and also update the video card
driver from nvidia website. The model is dimension 8300.

I checked the old messages on the R project. It seems one person also had a
similar problem. Check the message with the subject
"Rd] R for Windows GUI Front-End Problem (PR#3364)"

However, I don't think somebody solved this problem. I also tried to install
R1.7, I still have the same problems. I'm not sure the monitor is one cause
of
the problem since I'm using a high resolution 1600x1200 20inch LCD with
DVI-D
connector to the computer.

However I want to mention that I used the R source code on the same computer but
on the red hat linux 8.0 partition (note that my computer has dual boot
systems). The R worked fine. 

I'm not sure if recomipling R source code for window XP will work. if you
have
suggestions to make R work on Windows XP, it will be much appreciated.

That error message came from R 1.7.1, not R 1.8.0 (there is no 1.8).
There is a reply to PR#3364 on R-bugs, and you seem not to have followed 
the advice there.  Several such problems have been solved by reinstalling 
the OS and thereby removing rogue software.

On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 Yongchao.Ge@mssm.edu wrote:
> Full_Name: Yongchao Ge
> Version: 1.8
> OS: Windows XP profesional
> Submission from: (NULL) (146.203.2.152)
> 
> 
> The R installation is fine on Windows XP, but when I started to open the R
> program, then it pops out this message:
> 
> "R for Windows GUI front-end has encountered a problem and needs to
close.  We
> are sorry for the inconvenience....."
> 
> The error signature is:
> 
> AppName: rgui.exe	 AppVer: 1.71.30616.0	 ModName: r.dll
> ModVer: 1.71.30616.0	 Offset: 0002966e
> 
> 
> I have to say that I just bought a brand new Dell computer. Windows XP was
just
> installed fresh. I installed other softwares and also update the video card
> driver from nvidia website. The model is dimension 8300.
> 
> I checked the old messages on the R project. It seems one person also had a
> similar problem. Check the message with the subject
> "Rd] R for Windows GUI Front-End Problem (PR#3364)"
> 
> However, I don't think somebody solved this problem. 
Have you read the reply to that item?
> I also tried to install
> R1.7, I still have the same problems. I'm not sure the monitor is one
cause of
> the problem since I'm using a high resolution 1600x1200 20inch LCD with
DVI-D
> connector to the computer.
> 
> However I want to mention that I used the R source code on the same
computer but
> on the red hat linux 8.0 partition (note that my computer has dual boot
> systems). The R worked fine. 
> 
> I'm not sure if recomipling R source code for window XP will work. if
you have
> suggestions to make R work on Windows XP, it will be much appreciated.
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