Launching the Arduino IDE in Windows 8.1 How the F___ do I do it

Development Tools IDE 1.x
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I've

washed Arduino Ide; I've Finished laundering it; I've cleaned out Arduino from my computer; I've ironed it; I've loved it; I've prayed fro It ; I've I've..........................................................................

I've downloaded it and re-re -re downloaded it can I lunch it ?..................................Catagorically NO!. Is anybodey else complaining like me ----------------- NO!

So: What's wrong ................................... H E L P !

ChrisPSR

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Hi Chris

We'll need more detail on what the problem is. But to start things off ...

Using File Explorer, navigate to the folder where the IDE has been installed. The default is C:\Arduino\ I think.

Is there a file called arduino.exe? What happens if you double click it?

Regards

Ray

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Run as Administrator ?

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Hackscribble:
Hi Chris

We'll need more detail on what the problem is. But to start things off ...

Using File Explorer, navigate to the folder where the IDE has been installed. The default is C:\Arduino\ I think.

Is there a file called arduino.exe? What happens if you double click it?

Regards

Ray

And once you find that file, you can right click/drag it to your desktop and create a short-cut there.

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I'm having the same problem and it's very frustrating.

When I find arduino.exe and double click it, the splash screen appears for about 2 seconds, and it shows up in the task manager for the same amount of time. Afterwards, any activity disappears.

Any tips?

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ChrisPSR:
I've

washed Arduino Ide; I've Finished laundering it; I've cleaned out Arduino from my computer; I've ironed it; I've loved it; I've prayed fro It ; I've I've..........................................................................

I've downloaded it and re-re -re downloaded it can I lunch it ?..................................Catagorically NO!. Is anybodey else complaining like me ----------------- NO!

So: What's wrong ................................... H E L P !

ChrisPSR

Hi Chris, I got the program to run by right clicking arduino.exe and clicking Troubleshoot Compatibility, then playing around with it for a while. It worked after a few tries, hopefully it works for you too!

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Hackscribble:
Hi Chris

We'll need more detail on what the problem is. But to start things off ...

Using File Explorer, navigate to the folder where the IDE has been installed. The default is C:\Arduino\ I think.

Is there a file called arduino.exe? What happens if you double click it?

Regards

Ray
Thanks for the offer of help Ray,

So I click it or double click it the result is the same: Arduino IDE hangs for almost exactly 1 minute then dissapears leaving a message box that states "an error occurred while starting the application". Exactly the same result is provided following an attempt to start the program using "Open as Administrator".

Note: I have already included the arduino.exe in to Windows Firewall exceptions; so it's not that that is preventing its opening.

The only other item that I have thought about is Mr., Oracles Java over which I am a lost cause.

Hope the information is of some help.

Cheers and thanks.
Chris S.

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eugeneh:
I'm having the same problem and it's very frustrating.

When I find arduino.exe and double click it, the splash screen appears for about 2 seconds, and it shows up in the task manager for the same amount of time. Afterwards, any activity disappears.

Any tips?

Hi I'm the originator of this thread and the more the merior: All this happened to me about one and a half weeks ago; how about you?

ChrisS.

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And once you find that file, you can right click/drag it to your desktop and create a short-cut there.
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Ray bless you. I've been using Arduino for about two years without a problem then just like Yogi Bear some one or thing came along with a big big mallet and slowly hit me on the head until I'm almost about to drown in the subterranean morass of ...................... whatever it is that's causing this problem. There's another person that's suffering the same thing I see now who has now joined in the thread.

I do hope that you can help me and all others struck down with this computer pox. Thanks.

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retrolefty:
Is there a file called arduino.exe? What happens if you double click it?
Regards
Ray

And once you find that file, you can right click/drag it to your desktop and create a short-cut there.
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Right I have now taken the absolutely last ditch stance of clearing out all my old files and 'Refreshing' my computer leaving me bereft of all those old standard files that have been swept into the waste bin by Bill Gates and his cronies, Just another 8 or 10 hrs should see the majority of programs reinstalled......................... & De ye kno what ............................. you've guessed it ......................
the Arduino IDE WONT RUN............................................ YEEEEEKES...........................& .............................Yeeeks again.

I know delete that old program and download a new one; but O' no Don't you think its going to be that easy...........Cus - It - Aint.
& it DONT.................. DONT WORK .................................................H E L P !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chris S.

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ChrisPSR:

retrolefty:
Is there a file called arduino.exe? What happens if you double click it?
Regards
Ray

And once you find that file, you can right click/drag it to your desktop and create a short-cut there.

Right I have now taken the absolutely last ditch stance of clearing out all my old files and 'Refreshing' my computer leaving me bereft of all those old standard files that have been swept into the waste bin by Bill Gates and his cronies, Just another 8 or 10 hrs should see the majority of programs reinstalled......................... & De ye kno what ............................. you've guessed it ......................
the Arduino IDE WONT RUN............................................ YEEEEEKES...........................& .............................Yeeeks again.

I know delete that old program and download a new one; but O' no Don't you think its going to be that easy...........Cus - It - Aint.
& it DONT.................. DONT WORK .................................................H E L P !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chris S.
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Don't know what to tell you to try. I bought a new toshiba laptop running win 8.1/64 in a
April. I downloaded the windows version of the IDE and it just ran fine without problem.

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Hi you Guys,

Returned to Normal having:

Cleaned out Arduino IDE
Cleaned out Java 8 RT.
Cleaned out Windows 8.1
Reloaded Windows 8.
Reloaded Java JDK For windows.
Reloaded Arduino IDE. Checked that it worked. Eureka!
Reloaded Windows 8.1
Reloaded Office 2007
Reloaded Photoshop 6
Reloaded CAD 9 for Windows.
All others can just Bl---y well wait
So: It only took three days in all. Not sure which is hardest Hobby World or Jobby World.
So who ever visited me and caused all this mayhem " For Gawd's sake don't come back;
PLEASE"