# Basic Windows Deployment

**URL:** <https://rubytalk.org/t/basic-windows-deployment/36023>\
**Category:** ruby-talk\
**Created:** [9 March 2007 19:38 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/basic-windows-deployment/36023 "2007-03-09T19:38:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Mike\_Stephens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9d8465/32.png) [@Mike\_Stephens](https://rubytalk.org/u/Mike_Stephens)\
**Post date:** [9 March 2007 19:38 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/basic-windows-deployment/36023/1 "2007-03-09T19:38:41Z")

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Is there any documentation on what files need to be deployed on a client  
Windows pc to run a Ruby script? The one-click installer includes all  
sorts of documentation, editors etc etc not applicable to end users.

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**Author:** ![Curt\_Work\_Hibbs1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Curt\_Work\_Hibbs1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Curt_Work_Hibbs1)\
**Post date:** [9 March 2007 20:56 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/basic-windows-deployment/36023/2 "2007-03-09T20:56:26Z")

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Take a look at Ruby2Exe:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://www.erikveen.dds.nl/rubyscript2exe/index.html](http://www.erikveen.dds.nl/rubyscript2exe/index.html)

Curt

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> On 3/9/07, Mike Stephens \<rubfor@recitel.net\> wrote:
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> > Is there any documentation on what files need to be deployed on a client  
> > Windows pc to run a Ruby script? The one-click installer includes all  
> > sorts of documentation, editors etc etc not applicable to end users.

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**Author:** ![Frank\_Schmitt1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Frank\_Schmitt1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Frank_Schmitt1)\
**Post date:** [9 March 2007 20:59 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/basic-windows-deployment/36023/3 "2007-03-09T20:59:47Z")

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Mike Stephens wrote:

> Is there any documentation on what files need to be deployed on a client  
> Windows pc to run a Ruby script? The one-click installer includes all  
> sorts of documentation, editors etc etc not applicable to end users.

Depending on whether your end users want to edit the script or just need to run it, you could use RubyScript2Exe

[http://www.erikveen.dds.nl/rubyscript2exe/index.html#6.0.0](http://www.erikveen.dds.nl/rubyscript2exe/index.html#6.0.0)

which embeds your script, the Ruby interpreter and all necessary extensions into a single executable.

HTH & kind regards  
Frank

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**Author:** ![Mike\_Stephens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9d8465/32.png) [@Mike\_Stephens](https://rubytalk.org/u/Mike_Stephens)\
**Post date:** [12 March 2007 07:40 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/basic-windows-deployment/36023/4 "2007-03-12T07:40:36Z")

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Frank/Curt

That's brilliant.

Ruby - Rich environment; supportive community...

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