Hello, I've been trying to install LyX on an old laptop with Windows 98. All attempts have so far failed. I will try to go through what I've done so far with what results. Maybe someone has an idea of what to do.
==================== I used the latest all-in-one installer, which installed miktex, python.exe, etc. etc. At the end of the installation procedure, the configure script failed to run (as described in the Wiki), LyX failed to load. I then tried to run the script myself, from dosbox. For that reason, I installed Msys (which isn't installed with the installer by default, I think). I added "C:\msys\bin" and "c:\miktex\bin" to the Path environment and ran "sh configure". This did something, worked away, and configured. At the end, LyX started, but with the error message "This is not a LyX document", in a tiny, non-resizable window, and the error "bddraw = 0" in the dos box, seemingly repeating itself whenever the mouse moves over the LyX window. I then uninstalled everything and used the 1.3.7 version 3 installer, downloading and installing (without problems) python, miktex, gsview, and the rest (apart from perl). The errors were exactly the same. No scripted configuration at the end of the installation procedure, and manual configuration was not that successful. I tried to run the script in an Msys box (as suggested on the wiki page), but the result was exactly the same: tiny, non-resizable window and error messages in the dos box. Does anyone have any idea what else I could try? What paths need to be in the path environment? Would it help if I posted the output of the "sh configure" run? Should I use an earlier version - or 1.4? Many thanks for any help, Nico
