Re: Is latest Windows 10 (1809 prior to 1903-not installed) Update breaking Lyx 2.33 and MikTex?

2019-07-14 Thread Richard Kimberly Heck
On 7/14/19 3:46 PM, Brian Davis wrote: > > > On Sun, Jul 14, 2019 at 12:22 PM Richard Kimberly Heck > mailto:rikih...@lyx.org>> wrote: > > On 7/14/19 1:10 PM, Brian Davis wrote: > > > > I checked the Windows 10 Pro box and ran LyX in: > > > > non administrator mode and it

Re: Is latest Windows 10 (1809 prior to 1903-not installed) Update breaking Lyx 2.33 and MikTex?

2019-07-14 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
Le 14/07/2019 à 20:46, Brian Davis a écrit : I have had a great deal of experience in trying to convince developers of problems.  It is not sarcasm, just statement of fact.  Devs do not believe me until I prove it to them or they experience for themselves. Let's cut to the core of the issue :

Re: Is latest Windows 10 (1809 prior to 1903-not installed) Update breaking Lyx 2.33 and MikTex?

2019-07-14 Thread Brian Davis
On Sun, Jul 14, 2019 at 12:22 PM Richard Kimberly Heck wrote: > On 7/14/19 1:10 PM, Brian Davis wrote: > > > > I checked the Windows 10 Pro box and ran LyX in: > > > > non administrator mode and it reported: "Unavailable" for Article.cls > > administrator mode and it reported Article.cls as

Re: Is latest Windows 10 (1809 prior to 1903-not installed) Update breaking Lyx 2.33 and MikTex?

2019-07-14 Thread Brian Davis
> > Any thoughts by Devs on if this is a real problem knowing that us > > users can't be believed? > > What's with the sarcasm? It doesn't tend to get one help. > > I have had a great deal of experience in trying to convince developers of problems. It is not sarcasm, just statement of fact. Devs

Re: Is latest Windows 10 (1809 prior to 1903-not installed) Update breaking Lyx 2.33 and MikTex?

2019-07-14 Thread Richard Kimberly Heck
On 7/14/19 1:10 PM, Brian Davis wrote: > > I checked the Windows 10 Pro box and ran LyX in: > > non administrator mode and it reported: "Unavailable" for Article.cls > administrator mode and it reported Article.cls as available. Can you check what the user directory is in these two cases? You can

Re: Is latest Windows 10 (1809 prior to 1903-not installed) Update breaking Lyx 2.33 and MikTex?

2019-07-14 Thread Richard Kimberly Heck
On 7/14/19 12:26 PM, Brian Davis wrote: > Having an epiphany this morning, after a third cup of coffee with the > grounds at the bottom (the stiff stuff).  I thought what if I try > running LyX in administrator mode? > > I switched back to the Win 10 Enterprise with my UW thesis because >

Re: Is latest Windows 10 (1809 prior to 1903-not installed) Update breaking Lyx 2.33 and MikTex?

2019-07-14 Thread Brian Davis
I checked the Windows 10 Pro box and ran LyX in: non administrator mode and it reported: "Unavailable" for Article.cls administrator mode and it reported Article.cls as available. Something fishy is going on in Windows 10 privileges and folder access between LyX and MikTeX.

Re: Is latest Windows 10 (1809 prior to 1903-not installed) Update breaking Lyx 2.33 and MikTex?

2019-07-14 Thread Brian Davis
@Andrew Parsloe --- When you reinstalled LyX did you retain your preferences? If so, then try renaming the file C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\LyX2.3 to (say) C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\LyX2.3old and then start LyX. This will create a pristine LyX2.3 folder and

Re: Is latest Windows 10 (1809 prior to 1903-not installed) Update breaking Lyx 2.33 and MikTex?

2019-07-14 Thread Brian Davis
Having an epiphany this morning, after a third cup of coffee with the grounds at the bottom (the stiff stuff). I thought what if I try running LyX in administrator mode? I switched back to the Win 10 Enterprise with my UW thesis because ultimately that is what I need to get working. I did try