[tex-live] Installation problems on Windows Vista

[Norbert Preining]

On Mo, 01 Dez 2008, Lars Madsen wrote:
> it is nice, but if users are not informed that there is now an extra 
> program that they have to run, then it is a bit of a problem. But I'm 
> sure you give enough information to the user.

Aehmmm... there is:
- a BIG FAT WARNING in the GUI, extra windows
- a BIG FAT WARNING at the end of the tlmgr update --all run

If people cannot *read* then I cannot change anything.

> Could one wrap tlmgr? such that it is another program that starts tlmgr, 
> and then when tlmgr is finished it looks for an update file, and runs it 
> if it is present.

Programmers wanted ...

Best wishes

Norbert

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