# Winlogbeat.exe - Failed: 32bit on 64bit system

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/winlogbeat-exe-failed-32bit-on-64bit-system/288891>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** winlogbeat\
**Created:** [November 10, 2021, 1:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/winlogbeat-exe-failed-32bit-on-64bit-system/288891 "2021-11-10T13:25:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![merida](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9dc877/32.png) [@merida](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/merida)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 1:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/winlogbeat-exe-failed-32bit-on-64bit-system/288891/1 "2021-11-10T13:25:14Z")

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Hello,  
I downloaded winlogbeat-7.15.1-windows-x86 and installed it using "uninstall-service-winlogbeat.ps1" according to the documentation. (WindowsServer2019)

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```auto
 PS C:\program files\Winlogbeat> .\install-service-winlogbeat.ps1

 Security warning
 Run only scripts ... message. 
 Do you want to run C:\program files\Winlogbeat\install-service-winlogbeat.ps1?
 [D] Do not run [R] Run once [S] Suspend [?] Help (default is "D"): r

 Status Name DisplayName
 ------ ---- -----------
 Stopped winlogbeat winlogbeat

```

The service cannot be started:

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```auto
  PS C:\program files\Winlogbeat> start-service winlogbeat
  start-service : The service 'winlogbeat (winlogbeat)' cannot be started due to the following error: Service cannot be started
  winlogbeat on computer '.' fails to start.
  In line:1 character:1
  + start-service winlogbeat
      + CategoryInfo : OpenError: (System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController:ServiceController) [Start-Service],
 ServiceCommandException
      + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CouldNotStartService,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.StartServiceCommand

```

- When I start the service via services.msc, I get the following error:

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```auto
 Error 1053 - "The service did not respond to the startup or control request in time."
 SSL is not used.

```

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- And when running the ".\winlogbeat.exe test config -c .\winlogbeat.yml -e", the message comes:

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```auto
 PS C:\program files\Winlogbeat> .\winlogbeat.exe test config -c .\winlogbeat.yml -e
 Initialization failed: Attempting to run 32bit binary on 64bit system.

```

What did I do wrong here.

Regards.

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**Author:** ![andrewkroh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/andrewkroh/32/3784_2.png) [@andrewkroh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/andrewkroh)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 2:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/winlogbeat-exe-failed-32bit-on-64bit-system/288891/2 "2021-11-10T14:46:56Z")

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> [@merida](#):
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> I downloaded winlogbeat-7.15.1-windows-x86

> [@merida](#):
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> `Attempting to run 32bit binary on 64bit system.`

Looks like you download the 32-bit binary. The file name for 64-bit is winlogbeat-7.15.1-windows-x86\_64.zip.

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**Author:** ![merida](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9dc877/32.png) [@merida](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/merida)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 1:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/winlogbeat-exe-failed-32bit-on-64bit-system/288891/3 "2021-11-11T13:49:34Z")

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It was the browser. Here you could choose the platform, but that did not change the download file.

With a current browser the download worked correctly.

Thank you.

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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 9, 2021, 3:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/winlogbeat-exe-failed-32bit-on-64bit-system/288891/4 "2021-12-09T15:49:59Z")

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