MiKTeX and proTeXt ⇒ Package installation error (hr=1)

[steve de costa]

I have a problem with updating packages in MikeTeX. I'm using Windows 7. Every time I try to install a package using the MikeTex Package manager, I get the following error.

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I've tried the package update manager even as an administrator, but it still doesn't work.

Any ideas why this would happen.

I'm guessing its a result of this that whenever I try to compile any LateX file in WinEdt, I get the error following error of some missing package.

MIkeTex Install Package Error.JPG (19.49 KiB) Viewed 5263 times

Can anyone please help me with this?

Thanks

[steve de costa]

Is the problem that simple that no one has bothered answering?

Or is it too complicated to answer?

Unfortunately, I tried googling as well but did not get any effective results.

Can anyone please help me with this? Appreciate your help.

Regards

Steve

[magicmoose]

I had this problem a few weeks ago, but it seemed to go away after a while. Hopefully it does for you, but I don't understand it at all.

[josephwright]

Usually this is due to corrupt files at the server end. So the problem tends to disappear after a few days when the servers get updated. Patient tends to be the best approach.

[steve de costa]

Really... GO away with time....??? Is that it? Is there another plausible explanation? It hasn't gone away in 3 weeks for me.

Can anyone recommend any specific mirror I should be using when downloading packages....One that works for you...?

I'm wondering if I can use something like TexMaker with WinEdt instead of MikeTeX?

[josephwright]

Are you always using the same server to download from? Might be an issue with that server alone.

The editor you use does not get you out of needing a TeX distribution. Your option other than MiKTeX is to use TeX Live 2009 (http://www.tug.org/texlive), which should work just as well.

[steve de costa]

Hey,

I think it was an issue with the server. I just changed the mirror to another location and now it works fine.

Thanks a lot for the simple and effective suggestion