TeXLive 2023 Windows Installer doesn't start post-download/-installation config (no tlmgr, texworks etc.)...?

[epsilon at int.pl]

Unfortunately, I've tested various installation options, but the problem still remains: the installation ends with the same error as mentioned at the beginning and essential applications like tlshell, tex, etc. are still missing from the \bin\windows folder (adding the path doesn't change anything either).

I have tried:
1. installing from scratch the (almost) full version from the same server as the first time. This time, however, it took less time (up to 5 hours, possibly the earlier 14 hours problem was a mix of my internet connection condition and the temporary state of the server...?), but the effect remained the same as I described above.
2. installing from scratch a (nearly) minimal version from another server (~1h), but with the same result as above.

What the above two situations have in common is that the installer tries to install (or download?) some packages and gives up the second time due to failure. The installer does not deal with quite specific packages, as it rejects (most?) packages titled "*.windows", like "tex.windows", "bibtex.windows" and (most) packages titled "collection-*", like "collection-langenglish" (type of error: "Retrying to install: collection-langenglish [1k] [...some info about decompressing and server...] Failed to install collection-langenglish, but continuing anyway!").

As for chkdsk -- Windows does not find any errors.

Kind regards,
Jan Kaput

Subject: Re: TeXLive 2023 Windows Installer doesn't start post-download/-installation config (no tlmgr, texworks etc.)...?
Sent: 2023-05-02 16:31
From: "Siep Kroonenberg" <siepo at bitmuis.nl>
To: "epsilon at int.pl" <epsilon at int.pl>; 
Cc: "tex-live at tug.org" <tex-live at tug.org>; 

> 
>> On Tue, May 02, 2023 at 03:35:41PM +0200, epsilon at int.pl
wrote:
>> /Answers and update below, in the quoted email. J.K./
>> 
>> Topic: Re: TeXLive 2023 Windows Installer doesn't start
post-download/-installation config (no tlmgr, texworks etc.)...?
>> Sent: 2023-05-02 10:19
>> From: "Siep Kroonenberg" <siepo at bitmuis.nl>
>> To: "epsilon at int.pl" <epsilon at int.pl>; 
>> Cc: tex-live at tug.org; 
>> 
>>> Does the TeX Live directory tree look basically complete?
>>  
>> Basically, yes (with some exceptions), as the \texlive and
\texlive\2023 directory tree looks basically fine and everything seems to
be split in the right places (e.g., I think all downloaded bibtex styles
are in place, and the only exception is that [additional?] folders named
"texlive2023" and "texmf" are not in the user's home directory), BUT there
is one problem: a number of applications seem to be missing from the
\texlive\2023\bin\windows folder. The folder itself contains 47 files
(~43MB in total), when on another device with a smaller installation of
TeXLive 2019 the corresponding folder has 395 files (~128MB). In addition,
many essential applications, such as bibtex, kpsewhich, latex, tex, tlmgr,
tlshell, texworks and many others, are missing from the bin\windows folder
(compering to TeXLive 2019).
> 
> It looks as if you would be better off to start from scratch, but
> this time going into the advanced menu and pick a smaller scheme,
> adding collections and packages as needed later with tlshell, or
> with just tlmgr.
> 
> %USERPROFILE%\texmf should be created if and when required.
> .texlive2023 will be created automatically when needed.
> 
> Also check the C:-drive with chkdsk, just in case.
> 
> -- 
> Siep Kroonenberg
> 
>