Re: how to fix failed mpm--register-components in miktex update 2.9.4352

Am Sat, 17 Dec 2011 06:06:31 -0500 schrieb J Anderson:

> Hi:
> 
> I updated MikTeX to miktex 2.9.4352 (20111201) on Windows 7-64 with Update
> (Admin). Normally this goes smoothly and routinely (never had problems
> before) but this time, I forgot to temporarily disable the firewall (Output
> Firewall Pro 7.5) and fumbled on the keyboard in giving manual permissions
> to the update manager. The results: all the packages seemed to be updated
> but the last step regarding mpm failed (see the attached log file)
> 
> mpm --register-components --verbose --admin:
> mpm.exe: Windows API error 5: Access is denied.
> mpm.exe: Data: regsvr32.exe
> configuring fontconfig\config\fonts.conf
> registering C:\Program Files (x86)\MiKTeX 2.9\miktex/bin\MiKTeX209-core.dll
> Error: The operation failed for some reason.
> 
> I tried to rerun the update manager (admin) but it said that no new
> packages found so it won't run again.
> My questions are:
> 
> Is there a way to undo or rerun the update (admin) so I can get the mpm
> thing fixed?

Well I would try to rerun the command that failed, that is

 mpm --register-components --verbose --admin
 
> Or it doesn't matter much and I can just leave the MikTeX system as is?

You are the one who can answer the question. Can you run e.g.
pdflatex or whatever you need?
 
> Or should I run setup-2.9.4321.exe and re-install the whole MikTeX system
> (reluctantly)?


Only if everything is really broken. 


-- 
Ulrike Fischer 


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