General ⇒ Package not found

[oldmankit]

I have just started using LyX on Windows 7 and have got a few things to sort out.

I tried inserting phonetic symbols using Insert > Special character > Phonetic Symbol. When it came to compile the document however it says:

LaTeX Error: File 'amstext.sty' not found.

I have tried searching online for the solution but, well, I am sorry that so much of what goes around these forums is right over my head. I'm not a specialist. I know the answer is out there, I just can't find it.

I had a look to try and solve the problem myself. In "C:\Program Files (x86)\MiKTeX 2.9\miktex\bin" I can see "amstex.exe" (note that is tex, not text), which looks similar. However when I double click on it I get a command prompt and don't know what to do. I tried typing install but that didn't seem to work.

[localghost]

[…] In "C:\Program Files (x86)\MiKTeX 2.9\miktex\bin" I can see "amstex.exe" (note that is tex, not text), which looks similar. […]

There is a big difference between a package file and an executable. The amstext package is part of amsmath. There has been a packaging failure which has been fixed with the current version. So, make an update of your MiKTeX system and it should work again [1].

[1] MiKTeX Manual – Installing Updates


Thorsten

[oldmankit]

The amstext package is part of amsmath. There has been a packaging failure which has been fixed with the current version. So, make an update of your MiKTeX system and it should work again [1].
[1] MiKTeX Manual – Installing Updates
Thorsten

Thank you for your help. That has fixed it. Great! Now I can use IPA easily.