For the record, I left the User Preferences intact (unchecked that option
in the uninstaller), and the installation of 1.5.2 by the small
LyXWinInstaller went wonderfully.
Back up and running...
Dave Hewitt wrote:
(Uwe, I'm posting to the list because I thought others might be
curious as well.)
I used Uwe's LyXWinInstaller Update to upgrade to 1.5.2 on WinXP, but
encountered the advertised problem with ImageMagick. Uwe indicated (to
the list as well, I believe) that all we need to do is uninstall LyX
1.5.1 and then use his small installer for 1.5.2 to get ImageMagick back
and working properly. When I run the uninstall program I get a window
that asks whether I want to remove the LyX User Preferences as well (the
LyX program is grayed out b/c you can't opt not to uninstall that,
obviously). Does anyone know whether I need to remove the User
Preferences in order for the 1.5.2 install to work properly (i.e., fix
ImageMagick)? I don't really know what's included in the Preferences, but
I made some changes to defaults and would prefer not to lose that if I
don't have to.
Thanks,
Dave Hewitt
Nothing in the user directory relates to the broken IM path in the
registry, so you should be able to leave the user preferences intact and
just uninstall the program. It's certainly worth trying that first. You
can always uninstall again (nuking the preferences) if it comes to that.
/Paul
