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gmedina
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Beamer compile problem / package problem?

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As I said, the problem now seems to be the file pgfcore.sty which is part of the pgf package.
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Beamer compile problem / package problem?

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I'm sorry that I didn't re-read that and try that before I posted.
Unfortunately that didn't seem to help. I installed pgf via the package manager, made sure i had ownership of that folder and reran.

I have attached the log file, the compiler now won't proceed past pgfsysprotocol.code.tex

Thanks for everyone's help so far!
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Re: Beamer compile problem / package problem?

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The log you've posted doesn't suggest at all that keyval is at fault. The way TeX writes the log means that an infinite loop tends to "truncate" things: the problem will be happening somewhat later. Given the ongoing problems, I'd think you'd be best doing a complete re-installation. You could spend a long time chasing ideas, whereas a re-installation should clear out any rubbish and get you working.
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Re: Beamer compile problem / package problem?

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As gmedina pointed out, it wasn't keyval.sty but what loaded after that. The pfg package. Installing that got me one step further, but still with a compilation error.

I did reinstall MixTex last night, before I posted. My last error log was after I reinstalled MixTex and installed the beamer & pgf packages.
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Beamer compile problem / package problem?

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According to my log file (obtained after compilation of your initial test code), now the problem comes from xcolor; apparently you forgot to install the xcolor package after re-installing your system.

As I also already suggested, the best way to go is to install a complete MiKTeX2.8 system, not a basic one. The complete installation will install all the needed packages automatically.

Otherwise, you could waste valuable time manually installing missing dependencies when they appear.
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norcalangel
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Re: Beamer compile problem / package problem?

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As much as I don't like the idea of putting all these packages that I will never use on my system, I think you're right. Especially considering it doesn't tell you what package is missing, and installing on the fly isn't working.

Should I uninstall the basic, and install the complete? Or use the package manager to install everything?

On a side note, i installed xcolor and i'm back to getting the error after beamerbasetheorems.sty
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Beamer compile problem / package problem?

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norcalangel wrote:...Should I uninstall the basic, and install the complete? Or use the package manager to install everything?...
That's up to you. I would uninstall the basic system and then make a fresh new complete installation, but that's just me and my ways ;-) (as localghost pointed out, you can keep your basic system installation and then use the Package Manager to install missing packages.)
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norcalangel
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Re: Beamer compile problem / package problem?

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The complete install worked.

Thank you everyone for all the help.
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