# Elastic search installation problem - \\Common cannot be processed syntactically at this point

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-installation-problem-common-cannot-be-processed-syntactically-at-this-point/141810
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [July 26, 2018, 3:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-installation-problem-common-cannot-be-processed-syntactically-at-this-point/141810 "2018-07-26T15:11:04Z")
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### Author: ![satish6955](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@satish6955](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/satish6955)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2018, 3:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-installation-problem-common-cannot-be-processed-syntactically-at-this-point/141810/1 "2018-07-26T15:11:05Z")

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Hi everyone,

Pls help me out here. While trying to run the "elasticsearch.bat" file in command prompt for windows, i get the following error.

\Common cannot be processed syntactically at this point

Pls help me out here. Thanks.

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2018, 3:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-installation-problem-common-cannot-be-processed-syntactically-at-this-point/141810/2 "2018-08-23T15:11:12Z")

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