[tex-live] pretest: Windows shortcuts not created, path not set

[Norbert Preining]

On So, 05 Jul 2009, Joel C. Salomon wrote:
> I just installed TL’09 pretest under Windows Vista.  I recall choosing
> the option to add TeX programs to the Path, but it did not happen.
> Also, no Start Menu folder was created.

Hmm, did you run the program as admin user?

Siep, Tomek? Any experience/ideas with that?

> Is there a post-install script I can try re-running to fix this?

Not now, but I am thinking about adding this functionality to tlmgr.

Best wishes

Norbert

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Debian Developer <preining at debian.org>                         Debian TeX Group
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