# Processing app not working

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-app-not-working/25135>\
**Category:** Processing\
**Created:** [November 2, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-app-not-working/25135 "2020-11-02T17:41:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Tay0508](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3be4f8/32.png) [@Tay0508](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Tay0508)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-app-not-working/25135/1 "2020-11-02T17:41:26Z")

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So I’m not sure what is going on, but I downloaded processing, and I extracted the files, but when I open it, it says error starting up with an entire error page. I am not sure what to do and neither does my teacher.

 ![20201102_103737](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/2X/6/6a6a25234f2e842cdd0a69e29ca3b76cba5316f1.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![glv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/glv/32/18785_2.png) [@glv](https://discourse.processing.org/u/glv)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-app-not-working/25135/2 "2020-11-02T17:48:12Z")

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Try a Google search:

> **[Processing "We're off on the wrong foot" - Google Search](https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1GCEB_enCA860CA860&ei=o0agX5bvDczVtAb7rZTwCQ&q=Processing%2B%22We%27re%2Boff%2Bon%2Bthe%2Bwrong%2Bfoot%22&oq=Processing%2B%22We%27re%2Boff%2Bon%2Bthe%2Bwrong%2Bfoot%22&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQDDIECAAQHlDlrgFY5a4BYI--AWgAcAB4AIABOIgBbZIBATKYAQCgAQGqAQdnd3Mtd2l6wAEB&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwjWzODuteTsAhXMKs0KHfsWBZ4Q4dUDCA0)**

`:)`

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**Author:** ![Tay0508](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3be4f8/32.png) [@Tay0508](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Tay0508)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 6:06pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-app-not-working/25135/3 "2020-11-02T18:06:36Z")

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Does anyone know how to replace the .txt? I found something online which is a contributin.txt that could resolve the issue but it says find and i’m not sure what to put in the find part.