this version of rhc is designed to be run in windows or linux natively. Here's how to get it to work. Step 1) Install msysgit - http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/downloads/list Step 2) Install RubyInstaller for windows - http://rubyinstaller.org/downloads/ Step 3) Start -> All Programs -> Git -> Git Bash Step 4) gem install --source=http://mmcgrath.fedorapeople.org/rhc/ rhc Step 5) rhc From that point everything should be done. You can even run the rhc tools from a regular cmd prompt though. All in all it should prove to be a much better experience.