MiKTeX and proTeXtInstall new package on Windows: cant' find file

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giusepped
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Install new package on Windows: cant' find file

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I just tried to use the usual way to install a new package by using the command line of Windows.
For example, I would install memsty.sty. I just downloaded the package and copied it into tex/late/memoir/. From the command line:
latex memsty.sty

but alway I receive "can't find file memsty.sty". But the file is there!
This happen for whatever I try to install.
Any help appreciated.

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frabjous
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Re: Install new package on Windows: cant' find file

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Running latex on a .sty file does not make much sense. I think you're thinking of .ins or .dtx files.

You should be able to install the memsty.sty package through the MikTeX package manager. (It may be part of the memoir documentclass package, or may be separate; I'm not sure.)
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