# Help - Uninstalled 5.4.3 and now cannot start service

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-uninstalled-5-4-3-and-now-cannot-start-service/131198>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 9, 2018, 3:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-uninstalled-5-4-3-and-now-cannot-start-service/131198 "2018-05-09T15:57:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![miloiii123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@miloiii123](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/miloiii123)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2018, 3:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-uninstalled-5-4-3-and-now-cannot-start-service/131198/1 "2018-05-09T15:57:35Z")

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I had 5.4.3 installed on my local machine (windows 8.1). I uninstalled the windows service and then deleted the ES folder. Now when I try to install a new version of ES (5.4.6) and try to run it as a service, it stops right away every time.

When I go back into my documents, the old ES 5.4.3 folder is created? I do not see any other process running on the 9200 port anywhere but it seems as though when I try to run ES it keeps looking for the old 5.4.3 and creates the folder again?

Any help is appreciated!

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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:** [June 6, 2018, 3:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-uninstalled-5-4-3-and-now-cannot-start-service/131198/2 "2018-06-06T15:57:43Z")

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