R devel - Apr 2004 - invalid homedrive (PR#6827)

Full_Name: Anders Holm
Version: 1.9.0 (and ealier)
OS: win XP
Submission from: (NULL) (62.243.242.208)


When Trying to run C:\Programmer\R\rw1090\bin\Rgui.exe either directly or
through clicking the R icon I get the message "fatal error: Invalid
Homedrive".

I have previously been running R (up to 1.8.1) succesfully on the same machine
that I am currently getting this message.

It may be related to trying to install Sciviews mini set up

thanks in advance

anders

On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 20:32:04 +0200 (CEST), anders.holm@sociology.ku.dk
wrote:
>Full_Name: Anders Holm
>Version: 1.9.0 (and ealier)
>OS: win XP
>Submission from: (NULL) (62.243.242.208)
>
>
>When Trying to run C:\Programmer\R\rw1090\bin\Rgui.exe either directly or
>through clicking the R icon I get the message "fatal error: Invalid
Homedrive".
>
>I have previously been running R (up to 1.8.1) succesfully on the same
machine
>that I am currently getting this message.
>
>It may be related to trying to install Sciviews mini set up
This is caused by a bug in one of the Windows critical updates.
R-patched has a workaround; in the meantime, add 

"R_USER=c:/" 

(or use some other valid path) on your R command line (in the
shortcut), and the bug won't matter.

This has been discussed a lot in R-help.

Duncan Murdoch