# Not able to install elasticsearch

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-install-elasticsearch/139763
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [July 12, 2018, 1:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-install-elasticsearch/139763 "2018-07-12T13:25:48Z")
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### Author: ![R\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@R\_H](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/R_H)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2018, 1:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-install-elasticsearch/139763/1 "2018-07-12T13:25:48Z")

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I'm trying to install elasticsearch following the instructions on this page:  
[https://www.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch](https://www.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch)

I downloaded elasticsearch-6.3.1. Added lib directory to my system path:C:\ElasticSearch\elasticsearch-6.3.1\lib

But when I run the bin\elasticsearch.bat, I get following error:  
"Error: Could not find or load main class C:\ElasticSearch\elasticsearch-6.3.1\lib\elasticsearch-cli-6.3.1.jar"

The elasticsearch-cli-6.3.1.jar is in the lib directory. I have java 8 installed.  
C:\ElasticSearch\elasticsearch-6.3.1\>java -version  
java version "1.8.0\_171"  
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0\_171-b11)  
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.171-b11, mixed mode)

I've been struggling with this error for few days now. Pleas let me know how I can get pass this so that I can start learning ElasticSearch.

TIA

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### Author: ![tdasch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/58f4c7/32.png) [@tdasch](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tdasch)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2018, 1:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-install-elasticsearch/139763/2 "2018-07-12T13:41:10Z")

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If you're using Windows, have you tried using the MSI, it's the easiest way to get ES working on Windows. If you want to use the zip, follow the instructions in [this doc](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/zip-windows.html).

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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 9, 2018, 1:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-install-elasticsearch/139763/3 "2018-08-09T13:41:14Z")

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