To whom it may concern, I tried to install MiKTeX. I skipped the uninstall step because I haven't installed any kind of TeX software on it previously. The installation has stopped, leaving this : "message: The operation failed for some reason.". I join you the log file. Can you please help me ?
Cordially, A. Choux
MiKTeX Setup 2.9.4503 Report Date: Monday, May 18, 2015 Time: 14:42:03 OS version: Microsoft Windows 8 Home Premium Edition, 64-bit (build 9200) SystemAdmin: yes PowerUser: false SharedSetup: false Setup path: C:\Users\Arnaud\Desktop\ProTeXt\MiKTeX\setup\setup-2.9.4503-x64.exe UserRoots: <none specified> UserData: <none specified> UserConfig: <none specified> CommonRoots: <none specified> CommonData: <none specified> CommonConfig: <none specified> Installation: C:\Program Files\MikTEX 2.9 Loading package database... starting package maintenance... installation directory: "C:\Program Files\MikTEX 2.9" package repository: C:\Users\Arnaud\Desktop\ProTeXt\MiKTeX\tm\packages visiting repository C:\Users\Arnaud\Desktop\ProTeXt\MiKTeX\tm\packages... repository type: local package repository loading lightweight database... lightweight database digest: bd10f3aba52299f69386920b34992d8d going to install 9396 file(s) (157 package(s)) problem: C:\Program Files\MikTEX 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