I have never used LaTex before, but downloaded the programme TexWorks from https://www.tug.org/texworks/ .
I've opened the TexWorks editor ok, and typed in a very simple programme. But then, when I click on the "typeset" button to try to get an output window I get an error message:
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"This is pdfTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.16 (TeX Live 2015/W32TeX) (preloaded format=pdflatex)
restricted \write18 enabled.
C:\texlive\2015\bin\win32\runscript.tlu:680: C:\texlive\2015\bin\win32\runscript.tlu:642: no appropriate script or program found: fmtutil
Running the command C:\texlive\2015\bin\win32\fmtutil.exe
I can't find the format file `pdflatex.fmt'!
kpathsea: Running mktexfmt pdflatex.fmt
So it seems to be looking for some other files......... but I've no idea where to get those from?
If anyone can help a true novice, I'd be very grateful.
Thanks
Mikey