[OS X TeX] LaTeX for Windows

[Alain Schremmer]

On Feb 10, 2011, at 1:43 PM, Herbert Schulz wrote:

>
> On Feb 10, 2011, at 11:38 AM, Charlie Ros5e wrote:
>
>>
>> Gentlefolk,
>>
>> I'm a fairly long–time TexShop user, but I have a friend in  
>> Deutschland who is considering setting LaTeX up on her Windows  
>> machine.
>>
>> Does anyone have any recommendations for a good LaTeX PC  
>> installation ... preferably free? 'Twould be greatly appreciated.
>
> Howdy,
>
> I know little about Windows but the two free TeX Distributions I  
> know of are MikTeX and TeX Live. I have no idea which one might be  
> preferable if any.
>
> PS: Is there some reason you hijacked another thread rather than  
> starting a new thread?


On Feb 10, 2011, at 1:43 PM, Alan Litchfield wrote:

> Hmm.
>
> Called hijacking a thread in polite circles.
>
> Better you either:
> 1. Start your own thread.
> 2. Go to http://tug.org/texlive/ and read the contents of the page  
> and relevant links.
> 3. Go to http://www.miktex.org/ and read up some.
>
> Good luck
> Alan
>
> On Feb 11, 2011, at 6:38 AM, Charlie Ros5e wrote:
>
>>
>> Gentlefolk,
>>
>> I'm a fairly long–time TexShop user, but I have a friend in  
>> Deutschland who is considering setting LaTeX up on her Windows  
>> machine.
>>
>> Does anyone have any recommendations for a good LaTeX PC  
>> installation ... preferably free? 'Twould be greatly appreciated.


I must be missing something: As far as I can see, Charlie Ros5e  
started the thread.

Intrigued regards
--schremmer