# Client won't launch from gateway ver7.9.3

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/client-wont-launch-from-gateway-ver7-9-3/95532>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [September 4, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/client-wont-launch-from-gateway-ver7-9-3/95532 "2024-09-04T15:51:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![philkmil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a87d85/32.png) [@philkmil](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/philkmil)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/client-wont-launch-from-gateway-ver7-9-3/95532/1 "2024-09-04T15:51:03Z")

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When attempting to launch a project from the gateway page I get the following error:

"Windows cannot access the specific device, path or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access these files."

This is on a computer in which Ignition was working before. A hardware issue (power supply) was repaired, and now they are getting this error. The customer changed some network settings, but then changed them back. Nothing else has changed that I am aware of.

The customer says that they are selecting 'run as administrator.'

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2024, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/client-wont-launch-from-gateway-ver7-9-3/95532/2 "2024-09-04T17:21:55Z")

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Most likely there was an upgrade to java, and it deleted the old version you need to run old Ignition (java8 with webstart--gone from newer java due to serious vulnerabilities).

You should consider upgrading Ignition at least to the last v7.9.x, and then using the local client launcher instead of webstart.