On 6/10/2010 1:23 AM, Kortink, Mark A wrote:
Hi I am a reasonably experienced LyX user. I have installed MiKTex 2.4 and LyX 1.6 on a new laptop running Windows XP with SP3. LyX works perfectly on my old laptop which is identical. When I install LyX it installs smoothly except it cannot find the aspell6-en dictionary so I have to skip that step. When I start LyX all document classes are marked as unavailable, but if I select one I get the message that it is not usable and a class or style file may not be available. I have tried the obvious and not so obvious stuff like:- - Tools Reconfigure. - Run configure.py, LaTeX found. - Run kpsewhich, finds article.cls. - Check textclass.lst, all false. I have uninstalled and reinstalled both MikTex and Lyx several times, even tried several different versions of each. How do I get LyX to see all the standard document classes, and as an aside, the spell checker to install without error? Thanks Mark
After starting LyX, check Help > About LyX and note the user directory (typically ~\Application Data\lyx16 on XP, but best to confirm it). Shut down LyX, then locate and delete that directory (and everything beneath it). Restart LyX and see if things improve. If not, reconfigure/restart. If that still does not help, we'll have to look for other possible remedies.
/Paul
