# Arduino does not compile

**URL:** <https://forum.arduino.cc/t/arduino-does-not-compile/490668>\
**Category:** IDE 1.x\
**Created:** [November 10, 2017, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/arduino-does-not-compile/490668 "2017-11-10T19:17:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![radigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@radigo](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/radigo)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/arduino-does-not-compile/490668/1 "2017-11-10T19:17:22Z")

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Hello:

I have acquired the arduino UNO and I have the following software arduino-1.8.5 for windows. When I press upload, the following message appears:

processing.app.debug.RunnerException  
at cc.arduino.Compiler.callArduinoBuilder (Compiler.java:317)  
at cc.arduino.Compiler.loadPreferences (Compiler.java:216)  
at cc.arduino.Compiler.build (Compiler.java:175)  
at processing.app.SketchController.build (SketchController.java:647)  
at processing.app.SketchController.exportApplet (SketchController.java:672)  
at processing.app.Editor $ DefaultExportHandler.run (Editor.java:2168)  
at java.lang.Thread.run (Thread.java:748)  
Caused by: java.io.IOException: Can not run program "C: \ Program Files (x86) \ Arduino \ arduino-builder": CreateProcess error = 2, The system can not find the specified file  
at java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start (ProcessBuilder.java:1048)  
at processing.app.helpers.ProcessUtils.exec (ProcessUtils.java:26)  
at cc.arduino.Compiler.callArduinoBuilder (Compiler.java:297)  
... 6 more  
Caused by: java.io.IOException: CreateProcess error = 2, The system can not find the specified file  
at java.lang.ProcessImpl.create (Native Method)  
at java.lang.ProcessImpl. (ProcessImpl.java:386)  
at java.lang.ProcessImpl.start (ProcessImpl.java:137)  
at java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start (ProcessBuilder.java:1029)  
... 8 more

Maybe I have some problem with java ??

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/system/32/1140315_2.png) [@system](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/arduino-does-not-compile/490668/3 "2021-05-05T16:16:42Z")

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Closed on May 5, 2021, 4:16pm UTC