On 06/30/2011 12:11 PM, Matthias Hunstig wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul A. Rubin [mailto:ru...@msu.edu] > Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 4:59 PM > >> We can try an experiment to see if >> failed writes to the program directory might be the problem. >> >> Log in as the limited rights user and open a command prompt in the LyX >> 2.0 user directory (C:\Documents and Settings\<limited user >> id>\Application Data\lyx20, if memory serves). From that prompt, run >> >> C:\Program Files\lyx20\Python\python.exe C:\Program >> FIles\LyX2.0\Resources\configure.py >> >> which should do the same thing that Tools > Reconfigure does, but with >> file writes occurring in the local user directory (where the limited >> user has full permissions). Does that fix any problems with 2.0? (If >> so, you can do the same trick with 1.6.) > That was good hint, thanks a lot. > > The command line in my case was: > Z:\ntdata\Anwendungsdaten\LyX2.0> "C:\Program Files\lyx2.0\Python\python.exe" > "C:\Program Files\LyX2.0\Resources\configure.py" > > It took a lot longer (something like 10 minutes) than the normal reconfigure > does, but now I have my classes in the menu. > > For LyX 1.6.10 it was much faster (seconds only) and also solved the problem: > Z:\ntdata\Anwendungsdaten\lyx16>"C:\Program Files\lyx2.0\Python\python.exe" > "C:\Program Files\LyX 1.6.10\Resources\configure.py" > > Let me add that z:, where my user files are, is a mapped network drive. > I wonder if this is the problem. Uwe, we have seen such problems before, yes?
Richard
