Re: [R] Problems updating packages

2013-12-08 Thread Jeff Newmiller
I recommend using a personal library directory unless you really are an administrator of a computer that multiple users of R use (very unusual for Windows). The install program offers you the opportunity to create an R/win-library/ directory. If you do this and make a habit of never updating "As

Re: [R] Problems updating packages

2013-12-08 Thread Uwe Ligges
On 08.12.2013 19:12, Tolga Uzuner wrote: OK thanks. The odd thing is, this just started happening. And I am an Admin on my machine. Or I think I am...hmm, let me check, maybe I did something to my own privileges recently by mistake. Right click R and "start as Administrator"? Best, Uwe L

Re: [R] Problems updating packages

2013-12-08 Thread Tolga Uzuner
OK thanks. The odd thing is, this just started happening. And I am an Admin on my machine. Or I think I am...hmm, let me check, maybe I did something to my own privileges recently by mistake. Sent from my iPhone > On 8 Dec 2013, at 01:07 pm, Uwe Ligges > wrote: > > > >> On 08.12.2013 16:3

Re: [R] Problems updating packages

2013-12-08 Thread Uwe Ligges
On 08.12.2013 16:37, Tolga Uzuner wrote: Dear R Users Ive just uninstalled R and reinstalled from scratch. I then hit Update Packages and get the following message: > update.packages(ask='graphics',checkBuilt=TRUE) --- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session --- Warning: package '

[R] Problems updating packages

2013-12-08 Thread Tolga Uzuner
Dear R Users Ive just uninstalled R and reinstalled from scratch. I then hit Update Packages and get the following message: > update.packages(ask='graphics',checkBuilt=TRUE) --- Please select a CRAN mirror for use in this session --- Warning: package 'foreign' in library 'C:/Program Files/R/R-