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Questions tagged [miktex]

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Why is Latex so big?

On windows, MikTex comes in a DVD. It's several times bigger than a typical Linux distribution. This makes it impossible to carry Latex on a memory stick like I do with many other useful software. Why is it so big? I thought it was just a language…
putmatrix
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Windows API Error 2 when installing MikTex 2.9

I am trying to install MikTex 2.9.3927 on Windows 7 x64. Very early in the installation process, I get a MikTex setup wizard error saying: "Windows API Error 2: The system cannot find the file specified Details: C:...\somefile.tpm" The file that…
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How to avoid littering one's Tex directories with intermediate files

From https://mathoverflow.net/questions/8603/how-not-to-auto-generate-aux-bak-files-in-latex-closed I use winedt. I prefer to only have .tex files, or just dvi, pdf files that I need. i don't need these other files. Anyone knows how to disable…
Charles Stewart
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How to use Windows font in a LaTeX document?

How do I use a Windows font in a LaTeX document? Is it even possible? If yes, how? I am on Windows XP and using the MikTeX system for LaTeX. My LaTeX editor is LEd. I fell in love with the free Fontin font. I have installed it into my Windows fonts…
Ashwin Nanjappa
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How to get rid of this message: 'allow MiKTeX Package Manager to make changes to this computer'

There is a popup for the MiKTeX package manager, which asks me about installing new package. But it is irritating, as it happens every time I compile? How to stop this. I did the step: Refresh FNDB, but doesn't help. -Sameer
user33989
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What are the differences between MikTeX and TeXLive?

Under Windows, what differences are visible to the user? If you are already familiar with one (MikTeX in my case), is it worth it to try out the other?
Alexey Romanov
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How am I getting a "Permission denied" error in TeXworks?

I compiled a .tex file in TeXworks for Windows 7 that had a graph in it, so I had to install the TikZ library for LateX. Afterwards, all compilations are failing. The TeXworks console displays texify.exe: Permission denied: myFile.log texify.exe:…
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Recovery on an ancient version of my TexStudio file

I am writing both my PhD manuscript and a scientific paper. Instead of writing the latter in Overleaf, I chose to do it on my TexStudio. I made a huge mistake of copy/paste the template of the paper to the second chapter (that took me three months…
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Is dblatex in MikTeX broken, or am I doing something wrong?

I've been using MikTeX on Windows XP for years to generate PDFs from LaTeX. I'm not that keen on LaTeX, though, and want to switch to using DocBook. Getting a DocBook processor like Apache FOP set up and working on Windows is a pain, so to bypass…
user31438
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Why does MikTex TeXworks fail to convert a latex document to .pdf?

I've created a basic Latex document based on an example I found online: \documentclass{article} \usepackage{booktabs} \begin{document} \begin{tabular} Field Name:&FIRST_FIELD \end{tabular} \begin{tabular} Field…
Jon Cage
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Installing dvipng to MiKTeX on Win XP machine?

I'm completely new to TeX. I have installed MiKTeX on a Win XP machine (installation went fine), and now I would like to install dvipng. I need it to be able to use TeX in a flashcard program I use called Mnemosyne. How is dvipng installed? I have…
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Windows API Error 2 when installing MikTex (Win7)

I am trying to install MikTex 2.9.3927 on Windows 7 x64. Very early in the installation process, I get a MikTex setup wizard error saying: "Windows API Error 2: The system cannot find the file specified Details: C:...\somefile.tpm" The file that…
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MiKTeX-Repo offline - how to build a custom repo?

I tried to download some additional packages for miktex, but it seems that the website has problems (it's running IIS...). The miktex package manager can't connect to online-repo. I tried to reach the miktex-repo through my browser, but it gives…
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Running latex2html with miktex on Windows

I have installed miktex on a Windows machine. I would like to run latex2html, and have installed it with the miktex package manager. However, after that, I do not know hot to run latex2html and have not been able to find any info about it. I cannot…
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Miktex: Wrong DVI mode driver option `dvips'

I'm using MikTeX 2.9 on Windows 7, and when I want to create my pdf file I get: ! Package hyperref Error: Wrong DVI mode driver option `dvips', (hyperref) because pdfTeX or LuaTeX is running in PDF mode. How can I fix this?
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