The -userdir switch as you suggested seems to have fixed the texfiles.py
failing problem, although now I'm getting a bunch of the following LaTeX
errors when I try to build a .pdf:

"LaTeX Error: Cannot determine the size of graphic in <...>"

Also, the user directory is only set to the E: drive when I open LyX via the
command prompt using the -userdir switch. Is there a way to make this the
default setting so whenever I open a .lyx file it uses this switch? Is that
the start menu hack you mentioned? How do I do that?

Thanks!
-Gabe

On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 12:57 PM, Paul A. Rubin <ru...@msu.edu> wrote:

> On 02/01/2011 01:42 PM, kniff...@cecs.pdx.edu wrote:
>
>> The E: drive is a partition of the computer's hard drive. It's the "user"
>> drive of my work computer that I, as a user, am free to modify. The C: drive
>> is maintained by our IT dept.
>>
>> It looks like my user directory is on the network. I went to Tools >
>> Preferences > Paths but it doesn't look like I can change my user directory
>> from there. Any suggestions?
>>
> Create a directory on E: for your local settings (E:\lyxuser or whatever
> you want to call it), then open a command prompt and run 'lyx -userdir
> E:\lyxuser' (or whatever path you chose).  It should recreate your user
> directory.  Check your TeX info and/or try to do whatever it was that broke
> before (a Bibtex bibliography?).
>
> If that turns out to be the problem, you can hack the Start menu icon for
> LyX to include the -userdir switch.
>
> /Paul
>



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