# New ES installation issues

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/new-es-installation-issues/156511>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 13, 2018, 4:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/new-es-installation-issues/156511 "2018-11-13T16:09:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![earldvoss](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/earldvoss/32/37591_2.png) [@earldvoss](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/earldvoss)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2018, 4:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/new-es-installation-issues/156511/1 "2018-11-13T16:09:13Z")

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Hi,

I've installed ES 6.4.3 on Win 10 Enterprise N. My JAVA\_HOME is set to:

c:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0\_192

JRE is installed in c:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0\_192

I seem to have 2 issues:

I installed the x64 elasticsearch-service but it won't start; the error message reads that the error is a service-specific code 1.

and

when I run elasticsearch.bat I get this error:

| | was expected at this time.

Can anyone offer any suggestions as to what I might have done incorrectly?

thanks,  
Earl

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**Author:** ![xavierfacq](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/xavierfacq/32/8744_2.png) [@xavierfacq](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/xavierfacq)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 7:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/new-es-installation-issues/156511/2 "2018-11-14T07:59:09Z")

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Hi,

Can you find and paste the full log of Elasticsearch please ? It should be in /logs/  
Do you have configured your elasticsearch.yml ?

bye,  
Xavier

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**Author:** ![earldvoss](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/earldvoss/32/37591_2.png) [@earldvoss](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/earldvoss)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 2:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/new-es-installation-issues/156511/3 "2018-11-14T14:07:18Z")

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Hi Xavier,

There are no log files in the ..\logs folder.

I have not configured the .yml file. I hadn't realized this had to be done. I'll go back and read the documentation. I was under the impression that the software would at least install and run in some basic fashion as a starting point.

Is the fact that I'm not getting a log indicative of the config file not being configured, or does it point to a fundamental issue that ok can troubleshoot first?

Thanks

Earl

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**Author:** ![xavierfacq](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/xavierfacq/32/8744_2.png) [@xavierfacq](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/xavierfacq)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 7:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/new-es-installation-issues/156511/4 "2018-11-14T19:13:42Z")

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Hi,

May be you should read this doc for a great start with Elasticsearch:

[https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/\_installation.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/_installation.html)

bye  
Xavier

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**Author:** ![earldvoss](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/earldvoss/32/37591_2.png) [@earldvoss](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/earldvoss)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 7:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/new-es-installation-issues/156511/5 "2018-11-14T19:25:26Z")

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Lol. Will do

Earl

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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:** [December 12, 2018, 7:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/new-es-installation-issues/156511/6 "2018-12-12T19:25:30Z")

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