[Tex/LaTex] Problems installing LaTeX packages

installingmiktexpackages

I'm running TeXnicCenter 1.0 and have just started in LaTeX. I have managed to get text in, get a lot of the formatting commands working and have rendered to pdf. It's awesome. My problem is packages, specifically wasysym. I have been googling and tried:

  • placing wasysym.sty in C:\Program Files (x86)\MiKTeX 2.8\tex\latex\wasysym
  • placing wasysym.sty in the folder containing
    the document file
  • running Refresh FNDB from mo.exe – I get a permission denied error.

No matter what happens, whenever I try to render a file containing \usepackage{wasysym} it refuses to render. I don't know enough about the error messages to work out what's happening. Can someone please help?

PS I don't have trouble with standard/built-in packages like parskip etc. Just when I tried to install wasysym it threw a tantrum.

Best Answer

As @Gonzalo Medina has pointed out, wasysym is included im MiKTeX. Even if it wasn't, you should not manually place files in C:\Program Files (x86)\MiKTeX 2.8 -- either use the package manager, or place all necessary files in your working folder (as a temporary solution) or a local TEXMF tree.

One possible reason for the "permission denied" error you mentioned is that your operating system is Windows 7 and you try to run the package manager and/or the FNDB refresh as normal user. Run it as administrator instead -- this option should be selectable under (Right-click) Properties/Compatibility. (Those may not be the exact labellings -- I'm using a German Win7.)

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