MiKTeX 1.20 Installation Instructions

Revision 1.20

April 1999

Table of Contents

• Installation

Installation

1. If you still have MiKTeX 1.11 installed on you computer, then you should use the uninstall option of MiKTeX 1.11.
2. Make sure that you have enough disk space. A complete MiKTeX installation consumes approximately 40MB of disk space.
3. It is highly recommended that you login as Administrator, if you're installing MiKTeX on a Windows NT computer.
4. Choose a location for the installation directory, say c:\texmf. This directory receives the files of the MiKTeX distribution.
5. You can cause MiKTeX to deposit newly created files (fonts, memory dumps, filename databases) in a separate directory tree. This directory tree is called the Local TEXMF Tree. If you decide to create such a tree, then you must choose a name for its root directory, say c:\localtexmf. Benefits that a local tree provides include the following:
   • Fast file search: MiKTeX assumes that only the local tree can receive new fonts and the like, i.e. MiKTeX can trust in the filename database when the remaining (non-local) trees are searched for a file.
   • You can use the local tree for your own additions (macros, fonts).
   • Easier updates: You don't have to worry about future MiKTeX updates, since the local tree will not be overwritten by the setup program.
   • You can install the MiKTeX distribution on a read-only media.
6. Decide whether you want to incorporate a preexisting TEXMF tree. For example, if you have a TeXLive CD in CDROM drive e:, then it is possible to include e:\texmf in the MiKTeX search path.
7. Start the MiKTeX Setup Wizard (setupwiz.exe).
   1. When prompted for the installation directory, enter the name chosen in step 4.
   2. When prompted for the local TEXMF directory, enter the name chosen in step 5 or check the button `No local TEXMF tree', if you don't need a local tree.
   3. When prompted for the list of additional TEXMF root directories, enter a semicolon-separated list of preexisting TEXMF root directories. Check the button `No preexisting TEXMF directory trees', if you just want to use the TEXMF tree that comes with MiKTeX.

The Setup Wizard does not change the PATH variable, i.e. you have to add something like

set PATH=%PATH%;c:\texmf\miktex\bin

to your autoexec.bat.

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