[Tex/LaTex] Package repository down, how to relocate

miktexpackagesrepositories

I would like to use the function of TeXnicCenter 1.0, where is automatically downloads missing packages used. The problem is, that the repository it wants to download from does not exist anymore (the one on piotrkosoft.net).

How do I get TeXnicCenter to try with another repository?

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Use the "packages shall be installed from a directory" option instead.

Download the packages you want from https://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/systems/win32/miktex/tm/packages to a directory on your own system.

Also download the files

miktex-zzdb1-2.9.tar.lzma
miktex-zzdb2-2.9.tar.lzma

so that the directory is recognized as a package repository (change 2.9 to the relevant version number, presumably).

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