> samar j. singh wrote: > > > Now lyx cannot see the executables like pdf latex. > > reconfigure LyX I have managed to make it export a pdflatex document. However in the View->pdflatex I have been able to make acrobat come up but the error mesage when I try to view a pdflatex file though this medium says, "No such file" Also it seems to open up a black dos window which incidentally says, not a dibseciton bddraw=0 firstly, does this act as a pointer to the problem and secondly if it does not how do I get rid of it. > > I cant remember the equivalent for texhash on the windows platform. > > MikTeX options -> General -> Refresh filename database. > re I have Miktek 5 licensed and that is rather old so I do not actually find the Option > General tab there. It was always a pain trying to find the refresh filenamedatabase and now I cant seem to remember where it is on my version. I appreciate the helpUwe. regards samar