Cant install any gems on windows

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Hi

I have just setup instant rails on a windows box.

I have migrated an app from Linux and I need to install some additional gems and upgrade rails to be the same version as on the Linux environment.

I am completely unable to install any gems.

I get messages like the following examples:

E:\giorgio\rails_apps>gem install rails -v 2.2.2 Bulk updating Gem source index for: http://gems.rubyforge.org/ Bulk updating Gem source index for: http://gems.github.com ERROR: could not find rails locally or in a repository

E:\giorgio\rails_apps>gem install rails -v 2.2.2 --source http://gems.rubyforge.org Bulk updating Gem source index for: http://gems.rubyforge.org ERROR: could not find rails locally or in a repository

E:\giorgio\rails_apps>gem install BlueCloth Bulk updating Gem source index for: http://gems.rubyforge.org/ Bulk updating Gem source index for: http://gems.github.com ERROR: could not find BlueCloth locally or in a repository

I installed a couple by downloading a zip file and running the install and one by downloading the gem file and installing locally but surely there must be an answer to this?

Thanks for any suggestions George

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Are you doing the install from within the console in InstantRails? It must not be from an ordinary DOS box.

Colin

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Yes I am doing it from a "ruby console" from within instant rails.

Still not had any joy.

G.

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I have solved it finally.

After doing a gem update --system

it works fine...