General ⇒ Windows API Error

[jbister]

Okay, so I know that this question has been posted here before but I have not seen any clear answer on how to fix the problem with the following error message:

Windows API error 2: The system cannot find the file specified

The last time I used LaTeX was about 10 years ago in college. It was so simple. I am a high school math teacher and I very much need to get LaTeX working on my school desktop. Could someone offer any advice?

I have uninstalled and reinstalled the MiKTeX and TeXStudio several times. Always installing MiKTeX first. Could it be that I don't have administrative control over my computer? Thanks for any help.

Oh, and the only thing I tried to view the DVI of was the following:

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\documentclass{article}

\begin{document}
Hello World
\end{document}

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi,

welcome to the board!

Indeed, we had this question several times. Sometimes there was specific information, and it could be solved. Sometimes not, usually there was not much information. That general error could have different causes.

If you have seen questions and possible solutions, you could link to them showing what is different to your case, why the solutions suggested there would not work, and what has already been tried.

So, perhaps provide more and specific information, such as your .log file.

Stefan