Re: SSL Connection error

Dear David,

I appreciate your help but I was already successful, thanks to the help of Ulrike Fischer (and off-list from Peter Zimmermann), in getting the MIKTEX updates working again.

Why I still use a Windows XP computer? 

I also use Windows 7 computer in my office but it will not run certain programs which I also like to use.

For certain programs I will use the Windows 7 computer, for others I depend on my Windows XP laptop.

Thanks again, best,

Rob van Gent 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: David Allsopp [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: 24 January 2017 17:44
To: A place for MiKTeX users to discuss MiKTeX related questions.; '[email protected]'
Subject: Re: [MiKTeX] SSL Connection error

System Applet in Control Panel -> Advanced System Settings -> Environment Variables button. Can't remember if XP gives you a choice between User or System, but User would be sufficient.

That said, I wholeheartedly second Ulrike's sentiment! You'll see from the recent archives of this list that there are more people using XP apparently not expert enough to do so on their own than experts who care about a 15 year old OS that's been deprecated for years. If cost is an issue, switch to Ubuntu, Fedora, or another (free) Linux distro of your choice.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gent, R.H. van (Rob) [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: 24 January 2017 14:36
> To: '[email protected]' <[email protected]>; 'A place for MiKTeX users 
> to discuss MiKTeX related questions.' 
> <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [MiKTeX] SSL Connection error
> 
> Thanks, this is very helpful.
> 
>  Rob van Gent
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ulrike Fischer [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: 24 January 2017 15:22
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [MiKTeX] SSL Connection error
> 
> Am Tue, 24 Jan 2017 14:00:54 +0000 schrieb Gent, R.H. van (Rob):
> 
> > Regarding the solution given in the stackexchange link, setting an
> appropriate environment variable, may I as a non-technical user (still 
> using Windows XP) ask how this is done?
> 
> Well as non-technical user you should better get a newer system. In 
> case of problems not many people will be able to help you with xp.
> 
> https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/310519/how-to-manage-environm
> ent-
> variables-in-windows-xp
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Ulrike Fischer
> http://www.troubleshooting-tex.de/
> 
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