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I recently installed MiKTeX with the texmaker editor and cannot figure out how to update the packages. When I attempt to use the subfigure package with the following preamble

\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{article}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{subfigure}

I then get a prompt to install a new package, which I then set to the online directory at ctan. I then get the following error: 

! LaTeX Error: File `subfig.sty' not found.Type X to quit or <RETURN> to proceed,or enter new name. (Default extension: sty)Enter file name:! Emergency stop.<read >

How do I properly install packages to miktex? I'm absolutely confused. Thanks in advance for any help.

Eric
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Two ways:

1) Launch MiKTeX Package Manager from the Start menu, select the package you want to install and right-click on it to ask installation:

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2) Launch MiKTeX Options and in the General tab, select Ask me first or Yes for Install packages on the fly. Thus when a package is not installed, compilation will be interrupted to propose you to install the missing package, and will resume after installation:

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Bernard
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  • How do I open the two windows you have there? I am using windows 8 and the only things that show up when i search for apps is the 'Miktex project page', 'texmaker', and 'texworks', none of which have options or a project manager for miktex. – Eric Aug 15 '14 at 19:45
  • Don't you have access to some Start menu in Windows 8? I'm sorry, I'm under Windows 7, and don't know its interface. If you can use the command shell as administrator, launch it and type mpm for the first window, and mo for the other. – Bernard Aug 15 '14 at 19:53
  • just realized i have the basic version of miktex... installing the full version, maybe that will make a difference. if not, I'll be back on with questions. and in windows 8, there is no start menu, but miktex would show up in the app search bar, which for me it does not. – Eric Aug 15 '14 at 20:01
  • Full version means > 2Gb… Do you want to type in hieroglyphic or classical Mongolian? In my opinion, you'd probably better install some software like classic shell, that give access to all applications the old way. – Bernard Aug 15 '14 at 20:12
  • You do have an All Programs view in the Windows 8 Start Screen it is accessed by clicking the arrow that is in bottom left corner of the Home Screen. Here you will find both the Admin and usual versions of MiKTeX's package manager and settings, to get the admin versions to run in Windows 8 you need to right click them and select Run as administrator else they will crash. With regards to downloading packages on the fly, this us by far the best option with MiKTeX, I have found some servers to drop occasionally. I've been using either Warwick's or Oxford's FTP servers lately. – Tom Brien Aug 15 '14 at 23:06