# Installed Elasticsearch 7.1.1 via MSI now What?
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installed-elasticsearch-7-1-1-via-msi-now-what/184888
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [June 9, 2019, 6:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installed-elasticsearch-7-1-1-via-msi-now-what/184888 "2019-06-09T18:26:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@chobo2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/chobo2)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2019, 6:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installed-elasticsearch-7-1-1-via-msi-now-what/184888/1 "2019-06-09T18:26:31Z")
Hi
I am new to elasticsearch, I sort of just want to get up and running asap and see if this product will be right for me.
I installed the msi and then tried to run : [http://localhost:9200/](http://localhost:9200/) but I get "The site cannot be reached".
I am on my personal windows 10 computer with just a basic firewall and such.
I can't even tell if elasticserach is runing.
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### Author:  [@forloop](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/forloop)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2019, 12:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installed-elasticsearch-7-1-1-via-msi-now-what/184888/2 "2019-06-10T00:15:41Z")
When installing using the MSI,
1. did you choose to install Elasticsearch as a service, and to start as part of installation
2. did the installation end successfully?
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### Author:  [@chobo2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/chobo2)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2019, 3:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installed-elasticsearch-7-1-1-via-msi-now-what/184888/3 "2019-06-10T03:29:07Z")
@forloop
I uninstalled then retried following [this tutorial](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/getting-started-install.html)
now I get
```
PS C:\Program Files\Elastic\Elasticsearch\7.1.1\bin> .\elasticsearch
An exception occurred while trying to start elasticsearch.: System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path 'C:\Program Files\Elastic\Elasticsearch\7.1.1\logs' is denied.
at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
at System.IO.Directory.InternalCreateDirectory(String fullPath, String path, Object dirSecurityObj, Boolean checkHost)
at System.IO.Directory.InternalCreateDirectoryHelper(String path, Boolean checkHost)
at System.IO.Abstractions.DirectoryWrapper.CreateDirectory(String path)
at Elastic.ProcessHosts.Elasticsearch.Process.ElasticsearchProcess.Start()
at Elastic.ProcessHosts.Service.Service.Run()
at Elastic.ProcessHosts.Elasticsearch.Program.Main(String[] args)
Elasticsearch.exe does not have permission to write exception to event log
```
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### Author:  [@forloop](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/forloop)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2019, 3:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installed-elasticsearch-7-1-1-via-msi-now-what/184888/4 "2019-06-10T03:45:26Z")
You need to have admin permissions to start elasticsearch, or the user with which you're starting elasticsearch must have access to `C:\Program Files\Elastic\Elasticsearch\7.1.1\logs`.
What parameters did you use to install Elasticsearch? Specifically, did you choose to install Elasticsearch as a service and if so, what credentials did you choose to run the service?
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### Author:  [@chobo2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/chobo2)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2019, 4:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installed-elasticsearch-7-1-1-via-msi-now-what/184888/5 "2019-06-10T04:59:11Z")
@forloop
I followed this tutorial : [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/getting-started-install.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/getting-started-install.html)
I did not set any credentials up but as per the tutorial I choose "do not install as service"
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### Author:  [@forloop](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/forloop)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2019, 5:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installed-elasticsearch-7-1-1-via-msi-now-what/184888/6 "2019-06-10T05:11:25Z")
Can you try running Elasticsearch.exe as an administrator?
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### Author:  [@chobo2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/chobo2)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2019, 3:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installed-elasticsearch-7-1-1-via-msi-now-what/184888/7 "2019-06-10T15:02:31Z")
Ok I think that worked
```
{
"name" : "DESKTOP-R4NR03R",
"cluster_name" : "elasticsearch",
"cluster_uuid" : "xYu5AJX-RgGq0tB9dF-HDA",
"version" : {
"number" : "7.1.1",
"build_flavor" : "unknown",
"build_type" : "unknown",
"build_hash" : "7a013de",
"build_date" : "2019-05-23T14:04:00.380842Z",
"build_snapshot" : false,
"lucene_version" : "8.0.0",
"minimum_wire_compatibility_version" : "6.8.0",
"minimum_index_compatibility_version" : "6.0.0-beta1"
},
"tagline" : "You Know, for Search"
}
```
So everytime I want to use elastic serach I have to run that .exe as admin as I did not install it as a service correct?
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2019, 3:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/installed-elasticsearch-7-1-1-via-msi-now-what/184888/8 "2019-07-08T15:06:15Z")
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