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If you have trouble getting Autotest to run on Windows with `expand_path’: couldn’t find HOME environment — expanding `~/.autotest’ (ArgumentError) messages and the like, this post might help you.

So the steps are:

• gem install zentest
• Download and install diffutils from http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/diffutils.htm
• Put the installation directory of diff.exe into your PATH in Control Panel>System>Advanced>Environment Variables
  

Then “Autotestify” your Rails app by running in the app dir:

>>set home=.

>>autotest -rails

Test away.

Update: If you still get

/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems.rb:385:in `latest_partials’: undefined method `[]‘ for nil:NilClass (NoMethodError)

or the like, make sure to remove all foreign folders from your gems folder (on Windows, usually C:\ruby\lib\ruby\gems\1.8\gems). Rubygems needs all folders in the <name>-<version> format.

One more thing: To get this working with Netbeans 6 (if you still get the couldn’t find HOME environment error), you need to create an environment variable named HOME (containing anything), quickest from the command line (if you have the Resource Pack installed with the setx command) for example

setx HOME .

and then restart Netbeans. Autotest will not load before your restart the Netbeans IDE. Hope it helps.

Windows Live programs (Live Writer, Live Messenger, Live Mail, Live Toolbar, Live Photo Gallery, Live Sign-in Assistant) cannot be installed on Windows Server 2003 using the default installer (WLInstaller.exe). When you run the installer , the following message pops up:

There was a famous workaround for the Beta versions, and something similar will work for the final version:

Step 1:

Install the Windows Live Writer programs on a supported system (XP Service Pack 2, Windows Vista). You may need a more recent version of Windows Update Agent which you can acquire following the procedure described here: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa387285(VS.85).aspx

Step 2:

After installation grab the MSI files. The default location is

C:\Program Files\Common Files\WindowsLiveInstaller\MsiSources

You can also download the files from the Live Suite SkyDrive folder:

• Windows Live Sign-In Assistant 4.200.520.1: Install_{AFA4E5FD-ED70-4D92-99D0-162FD56DC986}.msi
• Windows Live Messenger 8.5.1302.1018: Install_{508CE775-4BA4-4748-82DF-FE28DA9F03B0}.msi
• Windows Live Writer 12.0.1366.1026: Install_{9176251A-4CC1-4DDB-B343-B487195EB397}.msi
• Windows Live Mail 12.0.1606.1023: Install_{184E7118-0295-43C4-B72C-1D54AA75AAF7}.msi
• Windows Live Toolbar 03.01.0000.0146: Install_{D5A145FC-D00C-4F1A-9119-EB4D9D659750}.msi
• Windows Live Photo Gallery 12.0.1308.1023: Install_{257E440F-781F-459B-9A68-A0872B80C1D6}.msi 

Step 3:

Install the MSI files on your system. For Windows Live Photo Gallery you may have to install the following prerequisites:

• Windows Imaging Component
• Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition (even if another SQL Server 2005 is already installed)

You may also have to do a little codec regsvr32 as described here:

regsvr32 “C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Photo Gallery\WLXVAFilt.dll”

Hope it helps.