[Tex/LaTex] *.sty file not found

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Where do I place my own .sty or .cls files, to make them available to all my .tex files?

I am using MiKTeX 2.9 and TeXnicCenter to compose and execute my LaTeX file(s) on Windows 7. I am using a template from Elsevier to submit a journal article, but I am getting the LaTeX Error that File 'numcompress.sty' not found. This file is currently located in the same directory as the other elsarticle files: C:\Program Files (x86)\MikTex 2.9\tex\latex\elsarticle. I have actually followed the directions posted to the above question exactly: https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/20121/ but still have had no change in outcome.

Best Answer

Are you using MikTeX as User or as administrator? To be safe change to adminstrator, check wheather your file numcompress.sty is really in the directory C:\Program Files (x86)\MikTex 2.9\tex\latex\elsarticle. Now start MiKTeX 2.9 over Windows start -> all programms. Choose Maintenance (Admin), then Settings (admin) (Admin is important!). Now choose General and click Refresh FNDB. Afterwards you can change to user again and run MiKTeX. Refresh FNDB means refresh your database for the used filenames.

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