By default, lyx.exe is not in your path... you will have to put the full "%programfiles%\lyx\bin\lyx.exe" in quotes on the command prompt (or some variation thereof)
On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 9:09 PM, Richard Heck <rgh...@comcast.net> wrote: > > Can someone on Windows explain the right thing to do here? > > C:\Users\MyName>lyx.exe -help >> 'lyx.exe' is not recognized as an internal or external command, >> operable program or batch file. >> >> >> ... and I'm stuck. >> >> Are there any simple resources on how to get started with the very basics? >> >> >> > Unfortunately, I'm not on Windows. Probably, lyx.exe is not in your path, > but I don't know for sure. Someone else will. > > Richard > >