Windows Installation

Download

TexGen is hosted on sourceforge and the latest version can be downloaded here. Download the latest executable named texgen-3.x.x.exe.

Installation

Prerequisites

Before installing TexGen you will need to download and install "Python 2.5.x Windows installer" which can be found here. Note that even users with a 64 bit system should NOT install the AMD64 or Itanium version of Python (see FAQ for more information).

Install

Run texgen-3.x.x.exe and follow the on screen instructions. During the installation you will be asked to specify where Python has been installed. The installer should detect this automatically if all goes well, if not you must specify the directory manually. This is necessary because TexGen will install an extension module in the Python directory. This is so that Python scripts can be executed from anywhere on the system. Since the TexGen graphical user interface also relies on the Python interface to function, it will not work unless this step is completed correctly.

Running

If TexGen has successfully been installed you should be able to run it from the start menu:

Start → Programs → TexGen → TexGen

Visit the User Guide section for information on using TexGen.

FAQ

python25.dll not found, how do i fix it?

Normally python25.dll should be placed in windows\system32 directory on installation of Python. In some cases this may not happen, python25.dll may be placed in your Python installation directory instead. If this happens TexGen will not know where to look for it, to solve the issue copy python25.dll from the Python directory to the TexGen directory.

If you have a 64 bit processor (AMD64 or Itanium) and have installed the "Python Windows AMD64 installer" or "Python Windows Itanium installer" TexGen will not function correctly. This is because TexGen is compiled as a 32 bit application and as such cannot link against a 64 bit library. You must un-install Python and install the "Python Windows installer" instead which has been compiled as 32 bit. In the future a 64 bit version of TexGen may be provided in binary form but until then you must use the 32 bit version of Python or compile TexGen from source.