Re: [MiKTeX] Installing problems under Vista

[Christopher H. <cch...@gm...>]

On Jan 23, 2008 1:23 AM, Denis Stepanov <dn...@gm...> wrote:
> Hi!
> I've tried to install miktex using both ways, but each time the installation
> process failed at the very beginning. The error messages reported "The file
> is not executable" (when using the basic installer) and "bad archive" or smt
> like that (for the second inst'n option). Is it because Vista couldn't stand
> an open source programme?))
> Yet it managed to digest 2.6 version.

Does this mean that you had successfully installed version 2.6? If
not, you should check out http://miktex.org/2.6/Issues.aspx (scroll
down to "Unknown archive file type").

Other documents suggest you need to be in administrater mode. (This
was evidently the case for 2.5.)

     --- Christopher Heckman