I am running R.And  I want to make parallel computations.
When using the snow package under R-2.13.1patched or the parallel package
under R 2.14.0dev, R isn't able to create a cluster. When typing:

cl <- makeCluster(4)

R doesn't respond. It doesn't crash either.

specs:

OS: 32 bit, Windows XP Prof, SP3.
Processor: Intel Core i3 cpu, quad core. 


My colleague works on exactly the same system and operating system, and he
hasn't encountered any problems. What can be the problem?

Best regards,
Maarten Schipper

Maarten Schipper, PhD
Senior Consultant Biostatistics
Expertise Centre for Methodology and Information Services - EMI
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment - RIVM
P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands
t: +31 30 2743504 | f: +31 30 2744456 | e: maarten.schipper@rivm.nl 



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