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I am using Miktex2.9 on Windows 10. It was five days ago. Today I am suddenly having a problem.

I use "latex" command from the menu, it is fine. but "DVI->PDF" is not working. and there is an error.

  Process started

  paper.dvi -> paper.pdf [1 xdvipdfmx:fatal: Could not find encoding file "8r". Output file removed.

 Process exited with error(s)

I have checked the internet, but did not see anyone having this error. I remember previously I have a problem with "xdvipdfmx", but I fixed it and it has been working fine.

So, any advice how to fix that ?

Thanks in advance

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  • it probably doesn't matter but xdvipdfmx is normally only used with xetex and with latex you normally use dvipdfmx
    – David Carlisle
    Nov 18, 2016 at 8:51
  • Did you run an update? Then you perhaps have problems with the november refactoring: miktex.org/alert/package-refactoring-2016-11
    – Ulrike Fischer
    Nov 18, 2016 at 11:17
  • @UlrikeFischer. I run update, then running "latex" shows an error "! Package graphics Error: No driver specified." . what to do now?
    – alim
    Nov 18, 2016 at 16:05
  • @UlrikeFischer. You are right. followed your idea, do something after that, then it worked. Thanks :)
    – alim
    Nov 18, 2016 at 16:23

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Seems what Ulrike Fischer said is right. I updated MiKTeX then run "latex" had some problem. Then I go to MiKTeX setting and choose "ask me first" for "install packages on the fly" option.

Then I run latex again. It asked to install 3-4 packages, then it worked.
Seems November refactoring caused the original problem. Updating somehow deleted some packages, then after installing then Miktex worked fine.

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