"VV" == Vladimir Volovich writes: VV> pdfetex -ini -jobname=pdflatex -progname=pdflatex *pdflatex.ini VV> (it is important to set the jobame and progname) VV> or better: VV> mktexfmt --byfmt=pdflatex VV> which will do that for you. i meant fmtutil, - not mktexfmt Best, v.