MiKTeX and proTeXt ⇒ Installing packages to MikTex portable?

[kinglaiho]

Hi all

Just having a problem installing setspace to my portable miktex. I've put the sty file in the right place, refreshed the fndb and it still doesn't work. I also tried installing it from the web (via the interface that texworks gives me) but all of the servers i tried responded with 404. Does anyone know how to install setspace (or any package for that matter) to miktex portable?

Thanks

[torbjorn t.]

Have you tried right clicking the MikTeX portable icon in the system tray, and choosing Package manager from the list?

[kinglaiho]

Yeah, I tried installing it from there and it gave me this:

MiKTeX Problem Report
Message: Error response from server: 404
Data:
Source: Libraries\MiKTeX\PackageManager\CurlWebSession.cpp
Line: 465
MiKTeX: 2.9
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Business Edition, 64-bit Service Pack 1 (build 7601)
SystemAdmin: no
PowerUser: no
Root0: F:\Portable Latex
UserInstall: F:\Portable Latex
UserConfig: F:\Portable Latex
UserData: F:\Portable Latex
CommonInstall: F:\Portable Latex
CommonConfig: F:\Portable Latex
CommonData: F:\Portable Latex

[torbjorn t.]

I got the same at first, but synchronizing seemed to get rid of that error. Choose Repository --> Synchronize in the package manager. I did get another error though, but the package is listed as being installed anyways.

[kinglaiho]

Ok, synchronising the package database now. It's taking a while to complete, will update once it's done =)

[kinglaiho]

Ok so i got the following error:

MiKTeX Problem Report
Message: Windows API error 145: The directory is not empty.

Data: F:\Portable Latex\miktex\temp\mik61796
Source: Libraries\MiKTeX\Core\win\winFile.cpp
Line: 100
MiKTeX: 2.9
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Business Edition, 64-bit Service Pack 1 (build 7601)
SystemAdmin: no
PowerUser: no
Root0: F:\Portable Latex
UserInstall: F:\Portable Latex
UserConfig: F:\Portable Latex
UserData: F:\Portable Latex
CommonInstall: F:\Portable Latex
CommonConfig: F:\Portable Latex
CommonData: F:\Portable Latex


This, and setspace didn't install =( any other ideas?

[torbjorn t.]

I'm afraid not. If no one else here has any ideas, you can try the MikTeX mailing list, forum:
http://miktex.org/support