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by AnotherHickey
Mon May 06, 2013 10:50 pm
Forum: LyX
Topic: LyX PdfTex Error
Replies: 8
Views: 8782

Re: LyX PdfTex Error

OK, I may or may not have solved it. If I open the program, create a new document and then click the double eyeballs and open it with Adobe Reader and then close the program, it will get the error. If I specifically save the document that I am working in and then exit the program, it does not give ...
by AnotherHickey
Mon May 06, 2013 8:58 pm
Forum: LyX
Topic: LyX PdfTex Error
Replies: 8
Views: 8782

Re: LyX PdfTex Error

I created a folder on the C drive called Temp and then changed the path to it, but still get the error message. The account that I am using has Administrator rights to the machine. Any other ideas?
by AnotherHickey
Mon May 06, 2013 5:34 pm
Forum: LyX
Topic: LyX PdfTex Error
Replies: 8
Views: 8782

Re: LyX PdfTex Error

Good news, I got it installed. I uninstalled, removed all temp files, installed under a different account which still failed, removed the software again, then installed it again under Administrator and it works on all the accounts now.

On to my next issue though. I always get this error when ...
by AnotherHickey
Sun May 05, 2013 4:30 am
Forum: LyX
Topic: LyX PdfTex Error
Replies: 8
Views: 8782

Re: LyX PdfTex Error

Thanks for the reply. I have the software setup on a computer at work, so I don't have access to it until Monday. I am not doing anything special with the program. Just typing one word on the screen and then clicking on the double eyeball to create the PDF. The MikTex that comes with the bundle ...
by AnotherHickey
Fri May 03, 2013 10:44 pm
Forum: LyX
Topic: LyX PdfTex Error
Replies: 8
Views: 8782

LyX PdfTex Error

I am getting the following error message when trying to compile a simple file to pdf:

PdfTex Error

!pdfTex error: off latex (file ecrm1000): bad ok file, expected pre

Any ideas?