MiKTeX and proTeXt ⇒ Problem with installing MiKTeX 2.8

[adeekay]

Hello!

I have recently updated my computer - new hard drive and windows 7 - and tried to install Miktex 2.8 and am having various difficulties... I used to have Miktex although I cannot remember which version it was (installed roughly a year and a half ago) and it worked fine first go!

I had a few problems downloading the data initially but by choosing different mirrors I have managed to get all the relevant data. I chose the complete install with the net installer from miktex.org.

Now, when i try to install from the folder C:\Program Files\Miktex I get an error message around halfway through saying:

"The operation could not be completed for the following reason:
Windows API error 2: The system could not find the file specified.

Details: C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\tpm\packages\aguplus.tpm"

Then the installer closes... As the program didn't install properly, there is no option to uninstall it from windows control panel so I have deleted the files in the MiKTeX 2.8 folder and tried again several times with no success. Are there files in the registry etc which need to be removed?

I have also tried to install Miktex 2.7 and although the installer works I cannot find any of the packages that i used to use (mcode, fullpage etc)

Hope this is clear enough, thanks for any help in advance!

Alex

[adeekay]

UPDATE!!

Ok, so after repeatedly trying to install MiKTeX 2.8, it failing, deleting the files and trying again, it finally completed!!

At first TeXniccenter was not managing to compile the .tex files correctly and could not find packages so I installed all available packages and tried again - success!!

not sure why it was so reluctant to get going this time around, last time I installed it on my last computer it was a breeze!?!

[frabjous]

Probably the greater "security measures" (user account control) of Win7 vs. whatever you had before (XP?)

Glad you got it working though.

[cornelius]

I myself received the following error when attempting to install MiKTeX 2.8:

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updating package definition directory ("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\tpm\packages")...
installed 1861 package definition files

An error occurred:
  source file: Libraries\MiKTeX\Core\win\winFile.cpp
  source line: 100
  message: Windows API error 145: De map is niet leeg.

  info: C:\DOCUME~1\Cees\LOCALS~1\Temp\mik9744

Anyone out here any clue as how to cope with this? I cannot seem to find any of the addresses mentioned in the error. Help would be immensely appreciated!

CK

[cornelius]

Actually, I'll add the entire log if that helps...

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MiKTeX Setup 2.8.3553 Report

Date: Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Time: 11:54:43
OS version: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (build 2600)
SystemAdmin: yes
PowerUser: false
SharedSetup: yes
Setup path: C:\Documents and Settings\Cees\Bureaublad\setup-2.8.3553.exe
UserRoots: <none specified>
UserData: <none specified>
UserConfig: <none specified>
CommonRoots: <none specified>
CommonData: <none specified>
CommonConfig: <none specified>

Installation: C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8
Loading package database...
starting package maintenance...
installation directory: "C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8"
package repository: "C:\Files\Installation Files\WinVICE\MiKTeX 2.8 Setup"
visiting repository "C:\Files\Installation Files\WinVICE\MiKTeX 2.8 Setup"...
repository type: local package repository
loading lightweight database...
lightweight database digest: 0efff8e42ebf7fe02fa7f3f570be0703
going to install 9146 file(s) (141 package(s))
problem: C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\miktex\bin\MiKTeX208-core-PS.dll does not exist
problem: C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\miktex\bin\MiKTeX208-core.dll does not exist
problem: C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\miktex\bin\MiKTeX208-packagemanager-PS.dll does not exist
problem: C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\miktex\bin\MiKTeX208-packagemanager.dll does not exist
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updating package definition directory ("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\tpm\packages")...
installed 1861 package definition files

An error occurred:
  source file: Libraries\MiKTeX\Core\win\winFile.cpp
  source line: 100
  message: Windows API error 145: De map is niet leeg.

  info: C:\DOCUME~1\Cees\LOCALS~1\Temp\mik9744