Togaware DATA MINING
Desktop Survival Guide
by Graham Williams
Google


Install MS/Windows

For MS/Windows on a machine directly connected to the Internet:

  1. Download and install GTK+ (13MB) from:
    http://downloads.sourceforge.net/gladewin32/gtk-dev-2.12.9-win32-2.exe
  2. Download and install GGobi (807KB) from:
    http://www.ggobi.org/downloads/ggobi-2.1.7.exe
  3. Download and install R (31MB) from:
    http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/R-2.7.1-win32.exe
  4. Install Rattle by opening the R Desktop icon and:

    > install.packages("rattle", dependencies=TRUE)
    

  5. Start up Rattle by opening the R Desktop icon and:

    > library(rattle)
    > rattle()
    

  6. Optional: You may like to install Emacs Speaks S, a comprehensive environment for writing R code on MS/Windows, available from:
    http://vgoulet.act.ulaval.ca/pub/emacs/emacs-22.2-modified-2.exe
  7. Optional: You may like to install Tinn-R - a more traditional GIU type IDE for R:
    http://optusnet.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/tinn-r/Tinn-R_1.19.4.7_setup.exe
Full details are in Section A.0.4.

You can obtain full collection of required packages in one place by mirroring (e.g., to a CD or USB thumb drive) the mswindows folder at http://togaware.com.au/rattle/.



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