MiKTeX and proTeXt ⇒ Installation Error.

[Jonny Boy]

I'm trying to install MikTeX 2.8 onto a machine running Vista SP2, and the installation gets right to the end then I get an error.

This happens whether I run the Basic or Complete installation, and whether or not I run it as an administrator.

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"C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\miktex\bin\initexmf.exe" --register-shell-file-types --log-file="C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\miktex\config\uninst.log" --verbose:
"C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\miktex\bin\initexmf.exe" --report --log-file="C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\miktex\config\uninst.log" --verbose:
MiKTeX: 2.8
SystemAdmin: yes
PowerUser: no
OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition, 32-bit Service Pack 2 (build 6002)
Root0: C:\Users\Jckstaff\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.8
Root1: C:\Users\Jckstaff\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\2.8
Root2: C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8
Root3: C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.8
UserInstall: C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8
UserData: C:\Users\Jckstaff\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\2.8
UserConfig: C:\Users\Jckstaff\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.8
CommonInstall: C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8
CommonData: C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.8
CommonConfig: C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.8

An error occurred:
  source file: Libraries\MiKTeX\Core\win\win.cpp
  source line: 86
  message: A required file system path could not be retrieved.
  info: 2

Help!

[fatra2]

Hi there,

Did you look whether this file exists??? It might just be that you don't have permission on it, eventhough I would be surprise (because MSWindows does not seem to know alot about file permission).

Cheers