Thank you. Let me try this method. I will let you know if it works. On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 3:02 AM, Uwe Stöhr <uwesto...@web.de> wrote:
> Am 25.07.2016 um 08:46 schrieb Abhinav Narayanan: > > I have been using Lyx for some years now. Recently, I installed Lyx 2.2 >> along with Miktex 2.9 on a new computer (Windows 8). However, when I try >> to >> compile a simple document I get this message (see attached). I never had >> any problems with Lyx in so many years. I have tried reinstalling a fresh >> version which didn't solve the problem. >> > > The error means that pdflatex is not working on your PC. To fix this, > please > 1. open an Internet connection if not already) > 2. open LyX and use the menu Tools->Reconfigure > 3. restart LyX > > did it help? if not > > 4. run the program "miktex update (admin)" via Windows' start menu > 5. after the update was finished, run it again until no package updates > are offered6. > 6. open LyX and use the menu Tools->Reconfigure > 7. restart LyX > > Please report back if this helped. > > regards Uwe > -- Abhinav Narayanan
