Sven Schreiber wrote:
Stephen Harris schrieb:
The Miktex installation states that it is recommended to install
Miktex to a directory without spaces.
http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/systems/win32/miktex/setup/install.html#id421158
I think it is certainly the most efficient practice for a new user
to follow the guidelines. I guess your solution has theoretical
interest and might be suitable for an advanced user who has
chosen to ignore the directions for whatever reason. Your
A user does not always have sufficient privileges on a machine to install in other
places than "My
Documents". Then a workaround is needed.
When installing software like this you ought to have that privilege, or
get whoever have the privilege to run the installer.
Failing that, here are a couple of workarounds:
1. Use the "subst" dos/windows command, which associates a new
drive letter with a path. You can then access the new drive
letter without said path - and avoid the spaces.
Detailed docs:
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/subst.mspx
2. Rename "my documents" to "my_documents" or similiar without the
silly spaces. I don't know if this might have other "interesting"
effects
or require privileges though.
Helge Hafting
