I downloaded the arduino 0022 software and unzipped it using 7zip, I then installed the arduino uno driver files okay and it work fine by running the application file.
I then copied the unzipped arduino file/drivers etc onto pen drive and copied to a 2nd laptop and did the same procedure, unzipping files/ installing driver okay,it is also running 32bit vista, only now when i open the application file in adruino folder all i see is the initializing part for a few seconds, then it closes?
I cant find any relevant previous threads on this, some suggested to try run.bat file but where is it located? The 2nd laptop is quite old, i just upgraded its java and installed service pack 2
I'm a bit of a noob, but I just installed on a Vista machine and I have to run the application as an administrator for it to work without erroring. If you login as admin on your first machine but not admin on the second, it could be that. Maybe...?
keithj:
ANYBODY any suggestion, as i have run out of ideas!!
Try running the Arduino software from a command-line. The goal is to determine if the Java run-time is outputting an error message to standard-output (or standard-error).
Same problem here. When I run arduino.exe, the splash screen appears for 1 second, and then nothing happens.
I followed this installation/troubleshooting procedure: Downloaded from arduino.cc. Followed the instructions online. Unzipped to C:\arduino-0022. Installed the drivers. Tried running arduino.exe it from the command line but got no error messages. Right clicked arduino.exe and tried "Run as administrator". I'm running 64-bit Windows 7 and the latest version of the JRE from http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp. I can't think of anything else to try and would appreciate any suggestions... Thanks!
SOLUTION: On 64-bit Windows 7, extract the zip file to C:\Program Files (x86)
For example, unzip arduino-0022.zip to create C:\Program Files (x86)\arduino-0022.
32-bit applications have to be inside C:\Program Files (x86) to run.