On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 10:24 AM, Andy Siddaway <andysidda...@googlemail.com> wrote: > Dear Sarah, > > Thanks for your email. I'll describe the problm but without the screenshots > then. > > > Firstly, I think I’ve correctly installed R. > > I have installed R for Windows via the R site, CRAN and then UK – > University of Bristol or UK – Imperial College London. Both times, I have > installed the ‘base’ version. I installed the 64-bit version, which I’m > running (I’ve got Office 2010). > > > > When installed, R appears to be same (in terms of the menus and layout) as > the screenshots shown as part of youtube R installation tutorials - except > for the following (error?) message, which I have exactly copied and > pasted below. This message is displayed in the R Console box and I cannot > close this box or open a new script: > >
That's not an error message; it's the regular 'welcome to R' message. Not on though, so no comments on new script / closing boxes and all that. Cheers, MW > > R version 2.15.2 (2012-10-26) -- "Trick or Treat" > > Copyright (C) 2012 The R Foundation for Statistical Computing > > ISBN 3-900051-07-0 > > Platform: x86_64-w64-mingw32/x64 (64-bit) > > > > R is free software and comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. > > You are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions. > > Type 'license()' or 'licence()' for distribution details. > > > > Natural language support but running in an English locale > > > > R is a collaborative project with many contributors. > > Type 'contributors()' for more information and > > 'citation()' on how to cite R or R packages in publications. > > > > Type 'demo()' for some demos, 'help()' for on-line help, or > > 'help.start()' for an HTML browser interface to help. > > Type 'q()' to quit R. > > > > > > This ‘Trick or Treat’ message also appears (in the Console box) when I > downloaded RStudio. > > > > Any tips or guidance on resolving this problem would be really appreciated! > > > > Many thanks, > > > > Andy Siddaway > > > > > On 25 February 2013 00:10, Sarah Goslee <sarah.gos...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Andy, >> >> This list strips most forms of attachments. >> >> Instead, you need to tell us what OS and version you're using, how >> you're trying to install, and what's going wrong, in detail. >> >> Sarah >> >> On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 8:58 AM, Andy Siddaway >> <andysidda...@googlemail.com> wrote: >> > Dear R-help, >> > >> > Please could I have some quick guidance on what I'm doing wrong when >> trying >> > to instal R software? (I have read the R-FAQs and instructions, and >> watched >> > youtube instructional videos on installing R, but they didn't help) >> > >> > I've attached screenshots to hopefully make what I've done clearer. >> Basically, >> > R doesn't seem to be installing correctly and I can't figure out why. >> It's >> > probably a simple error which a non-(complete)-novice would notice. >> > >> > Thanks very much, >> > >> > Andy Siddaway >> > Trainee Clinical Psychologist >> > University of Hertordshire (UK) >> > >> >> >> -- >> Sarah Goslee >> http://www.functionaldiversity.org >> > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
