Lars Sjögren wrote:
Hi,
I downloaded the lyx-144-4-bundle.exe from this location
(http://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/Windows). Installed it, and it will not
start. I receive the error message discussed at
http://wiki.lyx.org/LyX/Troubleshooting. I tried downloading and
installing the fonts mentioned in "problems with fonts in math
environment", but to no avail. I run MS Windows XP.
Do you mean that LyX immediately crashes with a message saying the
application as asked the runtime to terminate it? If so, this has
nothing to do with the screen fonts. (The Wiki page may be a bit
deceptive. The font discussion follows immediately after the runtime
error message but deals with a separate, unrelated problem.)
I ran into the runtime problem with version 1.4.4-2, I think (as did a
few other people). Installing a later build (the "official" installer,
not the combined bundle) cured it for me, but I don't think we every
figured out what the problem was.
I suggest you uninstall LyX, delete anything LyX wrote in the user
directory (usually C:\Documents and Settings\<your id>\Application
Data\LyX1.4.x by default), then download the "official" installer
(ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/bin/1.4.4/lyx-144-4.exe) and try that. It
might not be a bad idea to verify that MikTeX is working, and that
MikTeX's bin directory is on your system command path, first. (A quick
check is to run 'latex --version' at a command prompt.)
/Paul
