[R] R software installation problem

[PIKAL Petr]

Hi

> -----Original Message-----
> From: r-help-bounces at r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-
> project.org] On Behalf Of Andy Siddaway
> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 11:24 AM
> To: Sarah Goslee
> Cc: r-help
> Subject: Re: [R] R software installation problem
> 
> 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:
> 
> 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!

It seems that there is no problem, this is standard message when starting R. What did you expect? Can you type in console e.g.

1+1

followed by enter?
What is the result?

Regards
Petr

> 
> 
> 
> Many thanks,
> 
> 
> 
> Andy Siddaway
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 25 February 2013 00:10, Sarah Goslee <sarah.goslee at 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
> > <andysiddaway at 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
> >
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