Bo Peng wrote: Hi,
Just helped another guy to install lyx/win on his windows machine,
again frustrated. Briefly,
1. download everything, install, until we are told that miktex can not
be installed without adminstrative priveledge.
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SH: An expert always reads the instructions and usually saves time.
Experience is insufficient to avoid this step.
Miktex
For Windows NT/2000/XP installation, you may need to add MikTeX to the
path for Windows NT. The install program adds this directory to your
path automatically for Windows 2000/XP. Again, make sure that you are
logged in with administrator priviledges.
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Python:
Directory Name Do not install ActivePython to a directory that contains
spaces in the name. This causes problems on some variants of Windows
with some service pack levels. We recommend you use the default
directory suggested during the installation.
It is recommended that you run the ActivePython installation file
from an account with administrative privileges. This will allow
other users to use ActivePython, and will ensure that all of
ActivePython's features function. Installing ActivePython without
administrative privileges has the following limitations:
* The Python ActiveX scripting engine feature will be unavailable.
* Windows NT/2000 users will not be able to write Services.
* Environment variables cannot be set (e.g. PATH, PATHEXT).
* File associations for Python files cannot be set.
* Any registry entries created are under HKEY_CURRENT_USER and
* not under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
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Ghostscript:
Seems to me I needed admin rights to install Ghostscript also.
A new winlyx user should have 1.3.7 installed. I think that will
avoid most of the problems you mentioned at least it does for me.
Regards,
Stephen
