If you find you need to turn UAC off try, instead, installing R into
%userprofile%\Documents\R\R-2.6.0
(assuming R 2.6.0). I run with UAC *on* although actually I was able
to run R with UAC on even with R in c:\Program Files\R\R-2.6.0.
It was only R CMD CHECK/INSTALL that was a problem and
even
Mark Difford wrote:
> Hi Dominick,
>
> No offence intended, but I have been running R (presently 2.5.1.patched) on
> a Vista (Home Basic) machine without a hitch since March 2007. Initially I
> had to turn off "User Account Control" to install new packages, but that was
> a known issue. I still r
Hi Dominick,
No offence intended, but I have been running R (presently 2.5.1.patched) on
a Vista (Home Basic) machine without a hitch since March 2007. Initially I
had to turn off "User Account Control" to install new packages, but that was
a known issue. I still run it that way, though it's no
Dominick Samperi wrote:
> Uwe Ligges wrote:
>> There is not a single R-Vista issue here (and no R issue at all). All
>> are problems of the user who has not read Windows Vista documentation.
>> Uwe Ligges
> Oh, and this probably explains why my previous two postings mysteriously
> disappeared.
Hello Dominick:
> Oh, and this probably explains why my previous two postings mysteriously
> disappeared.
>
> I took the time to post this message for the benefit of readers of this
> group.
I was able to view your initial comments at:
http://tolstoy.newcastle.edu.au/R/e2/devel/07/09/4307.html
Uwe Ligges wrote:
> There is not a single R-Vista issue here (and no R issue at all). All
> are problems of the user who has not read Windows Vista documentation.
> Uwe Ligges
Oh, and this probably explains why my previous two postings mysteriously
disappeared.
I took the time to post this messa
Dominick Samperi wrote:
> This is a repost of a simple question about Windows Vista and R (with
> answer), along with a heads-up on other Windows Vista issues that people may
> not be aware of and that may impact R development.
>
> 1. The standard package install process fails because the user doe
