Thanks for the advice Uwe, Can I do this without uninstalling Cygwin? Because I actually need it alot otherwise.
Thanks, Sarah On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 10:18 AM, Uwe Stöhr <[email protected]> wrote: > Am 21.07.2010 18:19, schrieb Sarah McMurray: > > > I did alot of messing around with java & cygwin between LyX working & >> not working (trying to get IMOD tomography software running), but don't >> know if that would have any effect on LyX. I also moved some folders >> around. However, I have the same problem even if I start a totally new >> LyX document in a fresh folder with no references. Can't generate a pdf. >> > > Your installation seems to be completely broken, I therefore recommend the > "clean" way: > > 0. log in with admin permissions > 1. uninstall LyX _completely (also uninstall older versions of LyX > afterwards if they are installed) > 2. check that there are no LyX leftovers in the registry > 3. uninstall Cygwin if you don't need it otherwise because LyX doesn't need > it > 4. uninstall ImageMagick and Ghostscript if they are installed > 5. log off then log in again > 6. reinstall LyX using the small version of the alternative Windows > installer: > http://wiki.lyx.org/Windows/LyXWinInstaller > > regards Uwe >
