Thanks Taco, I updated with the command ctxtools --updatecontext. I know where to find the old versions, but I don't know which files of the new distribution I need to remove. Or should I simply remove all context directories, install a less recent context version (from the zip-file) and refresh the FNDB? Is there a risk that Miktex gets so confused that I will need to reinstall it as well? Another question is which version is still compatible with Miktex 2.5? Regards, Robert

On 3/10/07, R. Ermers wrote:

Dear All,

I still have a large problem with the newest context update which is incompatible with the latest MikTeX installation. Many files are not regularly processed anymore.

Does anybody have any suggestions as to how to clean up the right Context files and reinstall an older version? I prefer not to make a mess of my Miktex installation. Latex still works.

Thanks in advance,

Robert

This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.30.6-2.2 (MiKTeX 2.5) (preloaded format=cont-en 2007.3.4) 9 MAR 2007 18:00 entering extended mode **facturen.tex \emergencyend (facturen.tex

ConTeXt ver: 2006.12.20 23:52 MK II fmt: 2007.3.4 int: english/english

language : language en is active system : cont-new loaded

("D:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\MiKTeX\2.5\tex\context\b ase\cont-new.tex"

FatalError : Your format does not match the base files!

FormatVersion : 2006.12.20 23:52 MK II FilesVersion : 2007.02.21 11:55

I don't have MikTeX here right now, but there is one thing to consider: it might be that you won't be able to run the latest ConTeXt out-of-the-box (without some additional settings) because the latest versions only support pdfTeX 1.40 and higher. But I'm speculating now. Perhaps it nevertheless works. I really should test MikTeX a bit more (I switched my OS recently). Automated updater has (or at least had) a few problems: - ConTeXt doesn't necessary place the unzipped files into the right directory (it's a bit messy under MikTeX -) - ConTeXt doesn't necessary copy the formats to the proper place I would suggest you to try the following two proposals (first a, then b): a) Make sure that the files were copied into the proper place, you can also try to unzip cont-tfm.zip into C:\Program Files\MikTeX manually. After that, use the "MikTeX Options" or something similar, refresh database, remake formats, refresh database (you have to click a button because "texexec --make" might not be adapted well enough for MikTeX) b) Uninstall the context package and install it again. That way the new context will be deleted and the old one from MikTeX will be installed again. (It might be that after uninstalling some leftovers will remain in the texmf tree - you can also check manually if everything has been deleted.) General remark: on MikTeX it's usually best to run MikTeX's updater (for ctxtools --update there is no reliable uninstaller). If you need the latest and greatest features of ConTeXt, you may run the standalone ConTeXt in parallel. That's what I always did. What appered to work on one distribution sometimes failed on the other (or vice versa). That way I always had a "plan B" when something has failed. Mojca