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Maybe it would have been a better idea to begin explaining that the purpose is to generate PDF files from an application that generates LaTeX math documents. The application is a simple standalone executable that generates LaTeX source code. I don't want to force the user to install a LaTeX ...

TeX Live can be installed without needing to be the Administrator, if that is what you are after.
After taking a look at their website, it seems the installer modifies some OS configuration files. I don't want that anything outside the target directory is modified in the system.

In other words ...

Not sure if I understand exactly, but could MiKTeX Portable be what you're after?

After reading that webpage, I believe it might work, although the goal of that distribution is not exactly the same (it's meant for portable media use, not for isolated use within an application), so I suspect I ...

Hi,

Is there some LaTeX distribution that runs on Windows and can be put inside an app directory, so that such application will be able to use LaTeX without installing LaTeX in the usual system-wide configuration?

Thanks!

compme