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This should generate a file named simple.png containing a familiar equation: !simple.png! 
If not, you'll need to troubleshoot your TeX installation before continuing. Try http://www.tug.org/tetex/ and http://sourceforge.net/projects/dvipng/ for more information. (Mac OS X users might prefer the handy MacTeX installation, but be warned that you'll need to add the appropriate /usr/local/teTeX/bin/ subdirectory to your $PATH. And the TeX Users Group recommends the proTeXt package for installing LaTeX on Windows.)
Finally, if you peeked at the [LaTeX Plugin^simple.tex] file contents, don't be discouraged by its complexity. The LaTeX plug-in simplifies the code you'll need to add to your wiki mark-up.
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Some Windows users have had difficulty getting dvipng to work. In response to this problem, James Matheson has graciously contributed a [ mimetex-based version of the plug-in|LaTeX Plugin^mimetex:
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Note that to use the above mimetex version, you will need to ensure that you have a copy of mimetex.exe in the system path. You can find a copy of mimetex.exe in the Mimetex download package at http://www.forkosh.com/mimetex.exe/windows/mimetex.zip.
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