[Rd] Fatal Error: Invalid HOMEDRIVE (PR#6802)

[Peter Dalgaard]

joannw at usca.edu writes:

> Full_Name: Joann Williamson
> Version: 1.9.0
> OS: Windows XP
> Submission from: (NULL) (129.252.198.28)
> 
> 
> I installed R project 1.9.0 on Windows XP.  The installation went well. Then, I
> rebooted.  Next, I clicked the icon under Programs in the Start menu and
> received this error, "Fatal Error: Invalid HOMEDRIVE".  I clicked OK to the
> error message.  The program does not start.  I went to a DOS prompt and did
> “echo %HOMEDRIVE%” and it returned “C:”.  This letter is a valid drive letter. 
> Can you tell me how to fix this?  

This is not (likely) a bug in R, so why are you submitting to R-bugs?
...within minutes of sending to R-help, to boot.

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