[texhax] dvi output

[Uwe Lueck]

"Bethel, Linda" <Bethel_Linda at GSB.Stanford.Edu> wrote 17.06.2011 00:13:42:
> I am using MikTex 2.8, and Winedt 5.5 on Vista.
> When I compile a document, I receive the error message:
> LaTeX failed to create a dvi

Doesn't the message continue? How? Just reminds me of

    http://tug.org/mailman/htdig/texhax/2011-March/017007.html

and what followed there, while there seems to be a difference with respect to the .log:

> This message appears for files that were successfully compiling a few days ago.
>
> The log file runs until the aux is created, then ends.

New finding:

    http://tug.org/mailman/htdig/texhax/2004-February/001699.html

Best wishes,

    Uwe.