Uploaded and UNO board green light on and pin 13 blinking but No IDE showing

Development Tools IDE 1.x
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Uploaded Arduino for windows from website,and the UNO board power on green light came on, and

pin 13 started flashing, and still is. I thought An Arduino-ICON- would load to the desktop, but it did

not place one. I reloaded the IDE again, but have the same situation. The board is just sitting here

Like it`s ready to go, but no-IDE-or -sketch pad will appear on screen. If anyone could tell me what

im doing wrong, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanx so much

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There are 3 options of the Arduino IDE for Windows:

  • "Windows Installer, for Windows XP and up"
  • "Windows ZIP file for non admin install"
  • "Windows app Requires Win 8.1 or 10" (or the "Get" button)

Which one did you pick?

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Windows 7 upload

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zerotact:
Windows 7 upload

That was not an option in pert's list.

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Which version of the IDE ?

Did you check your "All Programs" LIST to see if it was in there as not all programs create a shortcut ?

Did you read the posts at the top of the forum ?

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OK, reloaded again and the IDE is up, but cant move the cursor up to put in global variables. I can move cursor down into void set up or void loop. So, I uninstalled and reinstalled the software again but the problem remains. any idea what im doing wrong this time---and thank you very much for your help. Im a 40 year Plumber and a licensed Electrician, but im no good at anything computer related. So thanks again--Greg

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Again which version of the IDE ?

Also attaching some information that may be off use.

It is sometimes a little awkward to follow a new users problem and this is one of those cases.
Maybe attaching a screen shot or two might help ?

Are you getting any specific error messages anywhere ?
Please copy and paste them if you do but ensure you use the CODE TAGS ( </> ) to do that.

CLEAN UP BEFORE INSTALLING ANOTHER COPY OF THE IDE OR ARDUINO CREATE.pdf (347 KB)

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I dont know if this is what your asking, but I uploaded, the--1.8.8 version--if thats what your asking

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Ok thats a start.
We know you have windows 7 and IDE 1.8.8

Now is it any particular sketch you are having an issue with ? (remember to use code tags to post the sketch back here)
Or is it any sketch you load ?

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zerotact:
cant move the cursor up to put in global variables. I can move cursor down into void set up or void loop.

It's not clear to me what you mean by that Maybe you could provide a more detailed description of the problem.

The default new sketch has the setup function on the first line so it is the expected behavior for you to not be able to move the cursor above the first line. The solution is to insert as many blank lines as you like by pressing the "Enter" key on your keyboard.