[R] R doesn't want to update packages (Windows 7)

[Dimitri Liakhovitski]

Thnaks a lot, Duncan!
Running R as administrator solved the problem!
Dimitri

On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 9:07 AM, Duncan Murdoch <murdoch.duncan at gmail.com> wrote:
>  On 05/10/2010 8:58 AM, Dimitri Liakhovitski wrote:
>>
>> Hello!
>>
>> I've just installed R 2.11.1 on my new home PC. Just the base R. My PC
>> has Windows 7.
>> R was installed in C / Program Files (x86) / R - R-2.11.1
>>
>> Then - through the menue - I went to Update packages, chose the mirror
>> and R detected the few packages that needed to be updated. After I
>> clicked on OK I got the following error message:
>>
>> >  update.packages(ask='graphics')
>> --- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session ---
>> Warning in install.packages(update[instlib == l, "Package"], l,
>> contriburl = contriburl,  :
>>   'lib = "C:/PROGRA~2/R/R-211~1.1/library"' is not writable
>> Error in install.packages(update[instlib == l, "Package"], l,
>> contriburl = contriburl,  :
>>   unable to install packages
>>
>> I've tried several times, then uninstalled R and reinstalled it. Same
>> problem.
>> Can it be because R is installed in Program Files (x86) and not in
>> Program Files (I have both folders)?
>
> I think both have the same problem:  Windows 7 won't let R write to them.
>  If you install R in your own file space, or you set up your own library
> there, or you run R as an administrator when you want to install packages,
> the problem should go away.
>
> Duncan Murdoch
>



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Dimitri Liakhovitski
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