I am forced to use Windows -machine during certain classes, software provided by this party here. I have earlier compiled things through SSH but now trying to use Tex -softwares built for Windows working such as TeXnicCenter and some compiler but it apparently misses the compiler. I am now trying to install the MikTex -LaTex-compiler for Windows but "initexmf.exe: Windows API error 5: Access is denied."
so my system -admistrators apparently not allowing me to compile LaTex in Windows.
So how can I get the PDF -document out of this GUI -tool?
When I build, the "build output" is empty. Why?
Perhaps related
- Perhaps useful for the MikTex -error: Windows API error 5: "Access is denied" when trying to compile TikZ picture and here.
Best Answer
Requirements
The preliminary steps can be summarized as follows:
Note that for each installation, just accept the default settings.
Configurations
Now configure the installed TeXnicCenter as follows:
Run the TeXnicCenter, you will be prompted to specify the path to TeX binary as follows.
Pressing the
Next
button, you will be prompted to find the TeX binary path. Press theBrowse
button to locate the path.For TeX Live the path is as follows,
If you installed MikTeX then the path will be different, please locate it by yourself.
Pressing the
Next
button will bring up the following window, just accept the default.Pressing the
Next
button again will bring up the following window, just click theFinish
button.Override Output Profiles
If you installed Adobe Reader 10 (X in roman) then you need to modify the output profiles. Press
Alt+F7
to bring up theProfiles
window, choose an item to modify (for exampleLaTeX => PDF
), selectViewer
tab. Your edit should look as follows,Make a try
Create a new blank document by pressing the white icon right below the
File
menu (I enclosed it with a red rectangle). Type the following dummy text, save it, make sure you chooseLaTeX => PDF
item (I enclosed it with a red rectangle), then pressCTRL+SHIFT+F5
.And congratulation, you will get a PDF output as follows: