[R] Cannot run install binary package on Windows 8

Ben Bolker
Sat, 11 Apr 2015 21:59:44 -0000

Maciej W?gorkiewicz <wegorkie <at> gmail.com> writes:

>
> Hi all,
>
> I am just starting with R and cannot use "lmtest" package on
Windows 8.
> This package contains dwtest function that I am interested in.
>
> I began with installing the core of R (with rgui) - version 3.1.3 64-bit.
>
> Then I installed lmtest package using GUI menu, but after success
> message I cannot run dwtest() getting message that the it cannot find
> the function.
>

  This sounds like R FAQ 7.30
http://cran.r-project.org/doc/FAQ/R-FAQ.html#
    I-installed-a-package-but-the-functions-are-not-there

(URL broken to make gmane happy)

  Try library("lmtest").  Everything else you've done after
initially installing the package sounds like a wild goose chase ...