MiKTeX is supposed to download when I install LyX. But not for me.
I have been trying to download LyX for the first time. I am using Windows XP
and my computer does not have MiKTeX installed on it yet.
First I downloaded the installer (specifically, LyX-2.0.0-3-Installer), and
then I ran it.
I chose the defaults in installation ("Install for anyone using this computer",
then "Download MiKTeX", and the default destination folder, C:\Program
Files\LyX20).
The installer worked for a while successfully. But when the installer window
showed "Downloading LaTeXSetup.exe", I got a popup window with the error
message
"Downloading MiKTeX failed. Would you like to try again? (connecting to host)"
I then tried clicking "yes" and soon got a similar popup, though not
identical:
"Downloading MiKTeX failed. Would you like to try again? (HTTP/1.1 404 Not
Found)"
I clicked "yes" several more times (getting one popup message or the other).
After I clicked "no", I ended with a copy of LyX which had no MiKTeX.
My computer is indeed connected to the Internet, so downloading MiKTeX
shouldn't be a problem. I even tried waiting several days and then
re-installing LyX from the start (over the previously downloaded version).
1) Why won't MiKTeX download automatically, and is this problem likely to be
fixed soon?
2) Should I just download MiKTeX from another source? Any suggestions from
where? Once I do, should I re-install LyX, or is there a way to alert LyX to
the presence of the newly-downloaded MiKTeX?
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help!
---Michael Maltenfort
