El sáb., 22 sept. 2018 a las 19:01, Sergio Celani (<sergiocel...@gmail.com>) escribió:
> > > El sáb., 22 sept. 2018 a las 18:00, Paul A. Rubin (<parubi...@gmail.com>) > escribió: > >> On 09/22/2018 10:21 AM, Sergio Celani wrote: >> >> >> >> El vie., 21 sept. 2018 a las 15:07, Paul A. Rubin (<parubi...@gmail.com>) >> escribió: >> >>> >>> >>> >>> -------- Forwarded Message -------- >>> Subject: Re: problema with the instalation of Lyx 2.3.1 in Windows 10 >>> Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2018 11:34:09 -0300 >>> From: Sergio Celani <sergiocel...@gmail.com> <sergiocel...@gmail.com> >>> To: Paul Rubin <parubi...@gmail.com> <parubi...@gmail.com> >>> >>> >>> >>> El vie., 21 sept. 2018 a las 11:05, Paul A. Rubin (<parubi...@gmail.com>) >>> escribió: >>> >>>> On 09/21/2018 12:16 AM, Sergio Celani wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> El vie., 21 sept. 2018 a las 0:13, Paul A. Rubin (<parubi...@gmail.com>) >>>> escribió: >>>> >>>>> On 09/20/2018 07:26 PM, Sergio Celani wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi, I apologize for the delay in answering. >>>>> >>>>> Yes, I try to start the program from instance DOS, but nothing happens. >>>>> So, I reinstalled Lyx 2.3.1 in a new folder (called Lyx2.311). >>>>> Thus, I have the two versions installed in different folders >>>>> C:\Program Files (x86)\LyX 2.3 and >>>>> C:\Program Files (x86)\LyX 2.311 >>>>> >>>>> In a DOS windows, I have tried again to open the program, i.e., >>>>> C:\Program Files (x86)\LyX 2.3\bin>start Lyx , so open Lyx 2.3 >>>>> without problems >>>>> >>>>> C:\Program Files (x86)\LyX 2.311\bin>start Lyx , in this case nothing >>>>> happens >>>>> >>>>> I don't understand, I never had problems installing the different >>>>> versions of Lyx >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> [image: imagen.png] >>>>> >>>>> El mar., 18 sept. 2018 a las 9:16, Paul A. Rubin (<parubi...@gmail.com>) >>>>> escribió: >>>>> >>>>>> On 09/17/2018 10:30 PM, Sergio Celani wrote: >>>>>> > Hi >>>>>> > >>>>>> > I have serious problems with the instalation of new version 2.3.1 >>>>>> of >>>>>> > Lyx in Windows 10. >>>>>> > I have been using version 2.3, with the latest installer made by >>>>>> Uwe >>>>>> > (LyX-230-Installer-6), without any problem. >>>>>> > I decided to install version 2.3.1 with the official installer >>>>>> > (LyX-231-Installer-2). It seems to install correctly, but when the >>>>>> > installation is finished it is impossible to start the program. >>>>>> > I have done several tests. I uninstall all Lyx versions (2.2.3 and >>>>>> > 2.3), I reinstall Lyx 2.3.1, but again the program does not want to >>>>>> start. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > The same problem occurs with the official installer of version 2.3. >>>>>> > But curiously, with Uwe's version I don't have this problem. ' >>>>>> > As last I decided to restore the system and install everything >>>>>> again. >>>>>> > But again 2.3.1 does not boot after a clean installation. Finally, >>>>>> I >>>>>> > decided to go back to version 2.3 with the Uwe installer >>>>>> > (LyX-230-Installer-6). This version works correctly. >>>>>> > I have Windows 10 pro, installed on an Asus computer, System Model >>>>>> > UX490UAR. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > I would appreciate any help. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Sergio >>>>>> If you try to start 2.3.1 from a command prompt (what we used to call >>>>>> a >>>>>> DOS window), what messages do you see? >>>>>> >>>>>> Paul >>>>>> >>>>>> Please bottom post when responding; it makes the thread easier to >>>>> follow. >>>>> >>>>> If you run the command "dir L*.exe" in C:\Program Files (x86)\LyX >>>>> 2.311\bin, what do you get? >>>>> >>>>> Paul >>>>> >>>>> >>>> I see what is shown in the screenshot >>>> >>>> [image: imagen.png] >>>> >>>> >>>> Does running "cmd /K Lyx2.3.exe" from that directory also fail to start >>>> LyX? >>>> >>>> Paul >>>> >>> >>> >>> The program started once, after rebooting the system didn't work >>> anymore. >>> >> >> Hi >> >> I continue to try to see what happens with Lyx 2.3.1 on my computer. >> I've done a couple of tests. >> >> 1. The Lyx.2.3 version opens from the command DOS >> C:\WINDOWS\system32>start lyx, >> and the program starts without any problem. >> >> Now I try Lyx2.3.1 >> C:\WINDOWS\system32>start lyx2.3, >> but in this case appears a windows saying that it can't find the lyx2.3 >> file. >> >> 2. Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\LyX 2.3\bin> >> >> C:\Program Files (x86)\LyX 2.3\bin>start lyx, and the program starts >> without any problem. >> So, >> C:\Program Files (x86)\LyX 2.311\bin>start LyX2.3, and nothing happens. >> Also, >> C:\Program Files (x86)\LyX 2.311\bin>cmd /K Lyx2.3.exe, and nothing >> happens. >> >> I have installed Lyx2.3 ( LyX-230-Installer-6.exe, Uwe version), and >> official Lyx 2.3.1 ( LyX-231-Installer-2.exe) >> With the official installer LyX-230-Bundle-005.exe I have the same >> problems what with the installer of Lyx2.3.1 >> >> Sergio >> >> >> >> >> >> I wonder if having both 2.3 and 2.3.1 installed is causing some sort of >> problem. I just installed 2.3.1 (installer 2) successfully on Win 10 in a >> virtual machine. I first uninstalled 2.3.0 completely (including using >> preferences), then ran the 2.3.1 installer and generally accepted the >> default settings. I did install for "all users" (2.3 was installed just for >> me). >> >> It might be worth uninstalling both 2.3 and 2.3.1 (including user >> preferences -- if you have any you want to preserve, back them up and try >> to replace them later once 2.3.1 is working). Then install 2.3.1 with the >> current installer (the one you mentioned above). If you can't get 2.3.1 to >> work, you can always find the 2.3.0 installer at one of the mirror sites >> listed at https://www.lyx.org/Download#toc11. >> >> Paul >> >> > I did all that, at least twice. I completely uninstalled both versions, > then I installed the new version, but the problem continued. I think there > must be some problem with the official installation. Anyway I'll try again > > Sergio > Hi I finally solved the problem with Lyx2.3.1.😁 The solution is very, very simple. What I did was rename the Lyx2.3.exe executable file to Lyx.exe To me it's a real mystery why this is so. The important thing is that I will be able to enjoy this software. Many thanks to those who contribute to the development of this incredible program Sergio
