GeneralProblem with Compilation

LaTeX specific issues not fitting into one of the other forums of this category.
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Cala
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Problem with Compilation

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I have successfully installed MikTex on a Windows 7 operating system and I am using the WinEdt. However when I attempt to compile a correctly writen Tex code to pdf mode I get error with the message: "I can't find the default format type" (!) Apologies if this is something common, or if it is discussed before, but I was unable to find any helpful information using the Forum's search... :(

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Stefan Kottwitz
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Problem with Compilation

Post by Stefan Kottwitz »

Hi Cala,

welcome to the board!

You could try on the command prompt:

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initexmf --dump
Or use the MiKTeX settings program, a description with screenshot is here in this blog post: Updating babel.

Stefan
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