Could not able install gems on Windows PC.

If possible, avoid using Windows for Rails development at all costs. Using Windows when developing Rails will bring you more frustration than actual results and you will never be able to follow Treehouse videos completely. You need a Unix-based system. I suggest using free Linux distribution on a free virtual machine under Windows (like VMWare Player).

As far as I remember, problem with gems under Windows is the https:// part. You should try downloading from http like this: gem install rails --source http://rubygems.org

I just went through this process of setting up a Ruby on Rails environment for Windows 8.1. You need the RubyGems package manager, I recommend you select the ZIP button. Once you have extracted the files, open a command terminal in that directory - where setup.rb is located - and run ruby setup.rb.

Now you can run gem install rails. Next, you'll need to run gem install tzinfo-data read here for more information.

Next, run rails new app wherever you want to create your RoR app. This will create a directory called app in the current working directory.

If you are using a 64-bit version of Ruby on Windows, then add :x64_mingw to the list of platforms as follows (located in Gemfile at the root of your app):

gem 'tzinfo-data', platforms: [:mingw, :mswin, :x64_mingw]

That should be about it. Let me know if you have any other issues. Good luck.

Thanks for your suggestions...This really helped me. But can I know in the real time development of rails development, Windows is not suitable. Do I need to uninstall windows and install UBUNTU.

Please suggest, should I degrade my WIndows to UBUNTU.?

Please suggest...

Thanks, Rajesh.