General ⇒ No DVI Output due to Windows API Error

[Draco]

I just installed TeXnicCenter and tried to compile a LaTeX document. It worked fine when I wanted a PDF, but when I tried to output it as a DVI, it gave the following problem report:

Code: Select all

MiKTeX Problem Report
Message: Windows API error 2: The system cannot find the file specified.

Data: C:\Users\User\Documents\LaTeX\Test.dvi
Source: Libraries\MiKTeX\Core\win\winFile.cpp
Line: 477
MiKTeX: 2.9
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition, 64-bit Service Pack 1 (build 7601)
Invokers: 
SystemAdmin: no
PowerUser: no
Root0: C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9
Root1: C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\2.9
Root2: C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9
Root3: C:\Program Files (x86)\MiKTeX 2.9
UserInstall: C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9
UserConfig: C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9
UserData: C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\2.9
CommonInstall: C:\Program Files (x86)\MiKTeX 2.9
CommonConfig: C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9
CommonData: C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9

What am I doing wrong? Thanks!

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi Draco,

welcome to the board!

I guess the dvi file wasn't produced due to a compilation error. Have a look for other error messages and post them here. You could also post your .log file here, as attachment to a post, it contains the error messages.

Stefan