Downloading and Installing LaTeX

I'm sorry about the problems with the install CDs: the latest version may or may not work. I think the most likely cause is that the CD writer on my computer is faulty.

In any case, everything on the CD can be downloaded from the internet. Here are instructions:

  1. Have a copy of the installation instructions in front of you. The most recent version (linked from here) is the one I handed out on 8th October. Of course it's important to follow these instructions carefully.
  2. The file basic-miktex-2.7.3164.exe in step (2) of the installation instructions can be downloaded from http://miktex.org/2.7/Setup.aspx. Click the Download button for the "Basic MikTeX 2.7" Installer (82.33MB).
  3. The file gs863w32.exe in step (3) of the installation instructions can be downloaded from http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/doc/GPL/gpl863.htm (look at the bottom of the page under the heading "Microsoft Windows").
  4. The file gsv49w32.exe in step (4) of the installation instructions can be downloaded from http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/gsview/get49.htm (near the top of the page).
  5. For the TeXShell files in step (5), there are four files to obtain. Three of them (the TeXShell program itself and two help files) can be obtained from http://www.projectory.de/texshell/ (download WinTeXShell32.zip, the first link on the page, extract the three files and copy them to e.g. C:\Program Files\texshell\). (If you're not happy unzipping files, the version of TeXShell on the CD is probably good...) Download the fourth file, texshell.ini, and save it in the same folder as the other three. Make sure you follow step (5) of the installation instructions carefully.