[tex-live] TL2011 on Win7

[Zdenek Wagner]

2011/8/25 Reinhard Kotucha <reinhard.kotucha at web.de>:
> On 2011-08-24 at 22:26:13 +0200, Andreas Hirsch wrote:
>
>  > Hi!
>  >
>  > in the last weeks some problems were reported concerning TL-install on Win7.
>  >
>  > I had similar problems and today I give it another try - deactivating
>  > the Win-Firewall.
>  >
>  > This time the installation succeeded! (ok, there was a little problem on
>  > the server - a file was missing, but the restart completed it without
>  > another error)
>  >
>  > If suitable for you - here are the screenshots documenting the complete
>  > install-process:
>  > http://members.gaponline.de/afj/tl2011_win/tl2011_win7_install.zip -
>  > feel free to use it.
>
> Hi Andreas,
> are you sure that it's necessary to de-activate the firewall?
>
> I wouldn't do this under any circumstances.  However, it's probably
> harmless if your DSL modem has a built-in firewall.
>
> The problems reported here were related to virus scanners and file
> locking on Windows.  I think that these problems are halfways
> explainable now, but virus scanners and and firewalls are completely
> different things.
>
> Do you remember the error messages you got when the firewall was
> activated?
>
> De-activating the firewall can never be a solution and is extremely
> dangerous these days.
>
Default setting of Windows firewall is too restrictive, it blocks
everything. You have to configure it to allow http, ftp. It usually
asks you the first time you try such a connection and offers several
action. You can select permanent permission. This would be the right
thing to do.

> Regards,
>  Reinhard
>
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