[R] Basic R Problem

[Pfaff, Bernhard Dr.]

Hello Peter,

in case your OS is windows and you connect to the Internet via a
Proxy-Server, you can/should set --internet2 in properties of the R icon on
your desktop. See the FAQ for more on this topic.

Bernhard

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Von: Peter Arnold [mailto:peter at prainvestment.com] 
Gesendet: Freitag, 17. Februar 2006 16:39
An: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
Betreff: [R] Basic R Problem


> To: Anyone Who Can Help

I am new to R and am trying to install a couple of packages but receive
this warning/error message.  Please help by providing suggestions or
solutions to this problem


>> chooseCRANmirror()
>> utils:::menuInstallPkgs()
> Warning: unable to access index for repository
> http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/languages/R/CRAN/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


Best regards,



Peter Arnold, CFA
President
PRA Investment Counsel, Inc.
704-341-8193
www.prainvestment.com

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