Re: Problem with experimental update (17/06/15)

Am Thu, 18 Jun 2015 08:53:38 +0200 schrieb Ignasi:

> Hi all,
> 
> yesterday I saw that there was a new miktex update. When I tried to 
> update only one server was available.
> I know this is strange but I did it. I must admit it's my fault.
> 
> The first list of updated packages only allowed me to charge 
> miktex-bin-x64-2.9 which was downloaded an installed without problems.
> But when I tried to update again for downloading all other updated 
> packages, miktex (or windows) complains saying that certain link to 
> program "copystart.exe" is not correct. And now, neither miktex-update 
> nor miktex package manager work.
> 
> There's no problem with pdflatex and I can work with it. The problem 
> seems to be only with some miktex binaries.
> 
> Do you know if it's possible to repair the system without installing 
> miktex again?

You could try the command line version, mpm or mpm --admin. (I would
at first try the admin versions, as binaries should be installed in
this mode.) 

(I can't see an update for miktex-bin, but I don't have the 64 bit
version).

-- 
Ulrike Fischer 
http://www.troubleshooting-tex.de/


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