On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 1:16 PM, Alberto Sánchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have just installed the LyX (version 1.5.4) bundle for Windows XP. > Everything > installed successfully. But now I cannot get LyX to produce any output at > all. > I cannot even execute the first step of the tutorial, where you are asked to > view a simple typed line in "dvi". When I press on the "dvi" button I get > the > following error message: > > "LyX: Couldn't export file. No information for exporting the format DVI." > > The same message appears when I attempt PDF or PS. And when I try opening up > any other file or template I get a variant of the following message: > > "LyX: Document class not available. The layout file requested by this > document, > article.layout, is not usable. This is probably because a LaTeX class or > style > file required by it is not available. See the Customization documentation > for > more information. LyX will not be able to produce output." > > I have scrolled through the "Customization documentation" but since I am new > to > all of this, I cannot find anything that seems to address my problem. > > Can anyone help me? > > Alberto
It sounds like MiKTeX was not properly installed. Did you have an open internet connection during installation? If it were me I would open an internet connection and try to update MiKTeX. After it updates do a Tools->Reconfigure within LyX. Cheers, /Bob
