LaTeX forum ⇒ TeXworks ⇒ Compilation not possible

[assafwe]

Hi,

I'm trying to download TeXworks editor on my windows pc, and although the .tex file and pdf open fine, when I try to compile i get a message that the file "pdflatex" was not found (or something like this)..

Thanks!

Asaf

[localghost]

Current versions of the common TeX distributions (MiKTeX 2.9, TeX Live 2010) have TeXworks incorporated in a ready-to-use configuration. It might be necessary to install it subsequently by the corresponding package manager. So there actually should be no need to download it separately.


Thorsten

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Could it be that you installed only the editor but no TeX distribution? In that case you have to install one, you can download it here:

• TeX Live
• or MiKTeX

Stefan