Hannu Kahra wrote:
> Hi,
>
> when using a laptop and trying to install packages for R for Windows 2.2.1
I
> get the following error
>
>
>>utils:::menuInstallPkgs()
>
> --- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session ---
> Warning: unable to access index for repository
> http://cran.dk.r-project.org/bin/windows/contrib/2.2
>
> Warning: unable to access index for repository
> http://www.stats.ox.ac.uk/pub/RWin/bin/windows/contrib/2.2
> Error in install.packages(NULL, .libPaths()[1], dependencies = TRUE, type
> type) :
> no packages were specified
>
>
> This works fine with R for Windows 2.2.0. I have this problem only with my
> laptop. A similar problem occurs when I try to update my MikTeX
installation
> on the laptop.
This suggests that it is not an R nor a MikTeX problem but a problem
with the internet connection of your laptop, hence completely off-topic
here.
Please check your network settings and your firewall / proxy stuff.
Uwe Ligges
> Any suggestions?
>
> Hannu Kahra
>
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