[Gate-users] another gate for dummies

[Ismet Isnaini]

Dear everyone,

Now that I have installed the GATE successfully (those which is distributed with the virtual box),
I have tried few examples from the directory.
Now, what makes me confuse is:
1. Everytime I call gate from the terminal, it DOES NOT go to PreInit> but go to Idle> instead.
Is this OK? or is there something wrong with the installation?
2. I have tried to run the PET and SPECT benchmark, but the process always get KILLED. What would be the problem ? memory ? I am running the program in a windows7 as well as windows server2008...
3. I dont really understand what is the role of ROOT here??? Can we run our *.mac using Root? 
What is the different with /control/execute *.mac then ????
4. What should be usually the output of every acquisition ?? Any specific file? How do we create sinogram,for example, from the output?
5. I try to cut and paste some other examples and execute it, it gives some error. 
How do we know, which line is the error?
Looking forward for your HELLLLPPPPPP
regards

Ismet