[R] Problem with R version 2.6.0

[Dieter Menne]

Dimitri Liakhovitski <ld7631 <at> gmail.com> writes:

> 
> I just installed R 2.6.0 (had R 2.5 before).
> Here is my problem. Usually, when I work with R I first go to
> "File->Change dir" and browse to a folder that seats OUTSIDE of the
> folder "C:\Program Files\R\R-2.6.0" and then create my script there
> (and open and re-open it there). I never had any problems with R 2.4
> or R 2.5.
> However, after I installed R 2.6.0, R crashes every time I try to open
> a script - if I work outside the R folder. Interestingly, no problems
> when I work in the folder "C:\Program Files\R\R-2.6.0" (and create my
> new folders and subfolders there).

Check your path statement (Computer/Properties/Advanced/Environment variables).
This happens when some old dll is still one the path; when inside the new \bin,
you get the right dll, because it has priority, when outside, the path is
searched, and it may find a wrong one.

Dieter