# Opening up Processing

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/opening-up-processing/18813>\
**Category:** Processing\
**Created:** [March 19, 2020, 7:32pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/opening-up-processing/18813 "2020-03-19T19:32:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![PropagandA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dfb087/32.png) [@PropagandA](https://discourse.processing.org/u/PropagandA)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 7:32pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/opening-up-processing/18813/1 "2020-03-19T19:32:11Z")

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Whenever I open up Processing, it opens up and immediately shuts down.

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**Author:** ![noel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/noel/32/213_2.png) [@noel](https://discourse.processing.org/u/noel)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/opening-up-processing/18813/2 "2020-03-19T20:27:38Z")

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> [@PropagandA](#):
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> shuts down.

Hi.  
You mean goes in background, or the process is closed entirely?

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**Author:** ![PropagandA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dfb087/32.png) [@PropagandA](https://discourse.processing.org/u/PropagandA)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 9:05pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/opening-up-processing/18813/3 "2020-03-19T21:05:54Z")

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Opens up, shows the beginning screen, then closes entirely.

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**Author:** ![noel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/noel/32/213_2.png) [@noel](https://discourse.processing.org/u/noel)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 9:12pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/opening-up-processing/18813/4 "2020-03-19T21:12:39Z")

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> [@PropagandA](#):
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> beginning screen

The start/welcome window?  
So the ide crashes before showing up?  
What platform are you using?

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**Author:** ![PropagandA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dfb087/32.png) [@PropagandA](https://discourse.processing.org/u/PropagandA)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 10:00pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/opening-up-processing/18813/5 "2020-03-19T22:00:11Z")

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Yes.  
Yes.  
What do you mean?

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**Author:** ![noel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/noel/32/213_2.png) [@noel](https://discourse.processing.org/u/noel)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 10:20pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/opening-up-processing/18813/6 "2020-03-19T22:20:51Z")

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> [@PropagandA](#):
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> What do you mean?

Linux, windows, mac?

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**Author:** ![PropagandA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dfb087/32.png) [@PropagandA](https://discourse.processing.org/u/PropagandA)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 10:40pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/opening-up-processing/18813/7 "2020-03-19T22:40:48Z")

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Windows  
Windows  
Windows  
Windows

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**Author:** ![noel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/noel/32/213_2.png) [@noel](https://discourse.processing.org/u/noel)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 11:20pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/opening-up-processing/18813/8 "2020-03-19T23:20:26Z")

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Did you install the right version, 32 or 64 bit?  
Have you tried to uninstall (by removing the processing-3.5.4 folder) and reinstalling it again?

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**Author:** ![PropagandA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dfb087/32.png) [@PropagandA](https://discourse.processing.org/u/PropagandA)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 12:04am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/opening-up-processing/18813/9 "2020-03-20T00:04:25Z")

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64 bit version  
I have installed and uninstalled it

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**Author:** ![noel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/noel/32/213_2.png) [@noel](https://discourse.processing.org/u/noel)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 12:11am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/opening-up-processing/18813/10 "2020-03-20T00:11:02Z")

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Did you also try disabling firewall or anti-virus?  
Without giving any error messages, it"s difficult to track down

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**Author:** ![PropagandA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dfb087/32.png) [@PropagandA](https://discourse.processing.org/u/PropagandA)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 12:13am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/opening-up-processing/18813/11 "2020-03-20T00:13:16Z")

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Thanks a lot noel, I’m also gonna work with my dad a bit on this.