Try to install your old R version in a non system folder (like "C:/R/R-2.4.0")

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that in vista you can't install packages 
in a system
folder ('C:/Program Files/R/R-2.4.0) even if you have administrator 
privileges...

Héctor



On 2 Dec 2009 at 3:55, catuxa-2 wrote:

Date sent:              Wed, 2 Dec 2009 03:55:21 -0800 (PST)
From:                   catuxa-2 <catuxa...@gmail.com>
To:                     r-help@r-project.org
Subject:                [R]  problems installing R packages

>
> Hi,
> I´m trying to install new package in R (version 2.4.0) under windows vista
> and i have problems. I always receive the same message:
> Erro en zip.unpack(pkg, tmpDir) : no fue posible abrir el archivo
> 'C:/Program Files/R/R-2.4.0/library/file2019500d/mprobit/libs/mprobit.dll'
> It can´t open the file.
> I check the compatibility with the version and is ok, I have no idea where's
> the problem cause i'm the administrator and i've enough free space in the
> hard disc.
>
> Anyone could help me????
>
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