# Got this error when trying to start Processing

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/got-this-error-when-trying-to-start-processing/166>\
**Category:** Processing\
**Created:** [May 20, 2018, 5:39pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/got-this-error-when-trying-to-start-processing/166 "2018-05-20T17:39:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Null](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c68b51/32.png) [@Null](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Null)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2018, 5:39pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/got-this-error-when-trying-to-start-processing/166/1 "2018-05-20T17:39:23Z")

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I got a new computer ,and had no problems when downloading it on my old computer, but when i got my new computer and tried to download it worked fine, but when i reopened it today i got this error ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/1X/6c28acc772b4ec837874e66e1363307577cf22dc.png)

i also did make a github link [https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/5512](https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/5512)

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**Author:** ![jeremydouglass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/jeremydouglass/32/20_2.png) [@jeremydouglass](https://discourse.processing.org/u/jeremydouglass)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 5:37pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/got-this-error-when-trying-to-start-processing/166/2 "2018-05-21T17:37:21Z")

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I responded on your github error – please provide more information there and if it is closed as a duplicate, check out [https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/4929](https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/4929) for common solutions.