[texworks] Texworks errors

[Stefan Löffler]

On 24.05.22 23:44, Micho, Jeffrey via texworks wrote:
> In TexWorks when you go to Help > Settings and Resources > how do you 
> change the Storage locations?

This can in principle be done by creating a suitable 
"texworks-setup.ini" file, though I don't think this is the right way to 
go in your case. If you are interested, look in the manual for 
"portable" mode.

>  1. On a Windows 10 21H1 computer, I installed the most recent
>     *basic-miktex 22.3-x64.exe* version, and when I open up TexWorks I
>     noticed the default Storage locations below, pointing to
>     HKCU\Software\MiKTeX\2.9\TeXworks
>

This is a custom storage location set by the MiKTeX developers.

>  2. I then installed the same *basic-miktex 22.3-x64.exe *on another
>     Windows 10 running 21H1, and when I open up TexWorks I noticed the
>     default Storage locations were different, this time pointing to
>     HKCU\Software\TUG\TexWorks
>

This is TeXworks' default location.

> Why would the same *basic-miktex 22.3-x64.exe *install load into 2 
> different registry hives?
>

My suspicion is that you are running two different versions of TeXworks 
(or that MiKTeX's storage location override failed in the first case).

What is the output of "Help > About TeXworks..."?

> Also, after updating Miktex and opening up TexWorks, I noticed that 
> the Spell check removes the dictonaries, any idea why?
>

Following the train of thought above, it may very well be that the 
dictionaries are still present, but TeXworks doesn't find them anymore 
because it is looking in a different location...

HTH
Stefan
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