Hi Myrna, Myrna Sastre wrote:
> I have been trying to download LaTex for windows and I choose "download > the self-extracting image", which i think will be the easiest way to get > it. Agreed. > The problem is that i have tried a couple of times already and it > is taking at least 7 hours to get to the 22% of the download process, > after which - for the kind of internet connection that i have- i have > got disconnected so the process is interrupted and I have to start all > over again, but is the same history. Do you know if the downloading > process takes really that much time? or if there is some other way to > get the software? Probably I am doing something wrong or choosing the > wrong path… I really don't think you've choosed the wrong path. The self-extracting image is about 450 MB big, so if you're connected to the internet by a slow connection (like Modem) it can really be a hard job to do a download. In other words: Downloading only makes sense in case you have a DSL connection or a high broadband width. Some TeX User's group offer ProTeXt on DVD/CD for a small amount (BTW: Karl, can people get ProTeXt from TuG this way?), perhaps this is an opportunity you might follow. Regards - Thomas _______________________________________________ protext mailing list http://tug.org/protext/