# Designer Launcher could not load the project **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** designer\ **Created:** [December 23, 2024, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-launcher-could-not-load-the-project/100180 "2024-12-23T21:48:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bb\_ss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b782af/32.png) [@bb\_ss](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bb_ss)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-launcher-could-not-load-the-project/100180/1 "2024-12-23T21:48:06Z")
Need help! I could not open the ignition project with Designer Launcher, it always stop at 83%, restarted the laptop and it is the same. show "Download attempt #2 for file security-8.1.43.jar failed." in Launch\_error. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/f/8/f86f5e7b0bd4c9162d1ed6bca539e12b1c13a9e4.png) Ignition: Version: **8.1.43 (b2024082010)** Designer Launcher Version: 1.1.43 My colleague can open the project. ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-launcher-could-not-load-the-project/100180/2 "2024-12-23T21:55:32Z")
Can you attach a copy of your `designerlauncher.log` file from `~/.ignition/clientlauncher-data`? ---
**Author:** ![bb\_ss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b782af/32.png) [@bb\_ss](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bb_ss)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-launcher-could-not-load-the-project/100180/3 "2024-12-23T22:00:00Z")
[designerlauncher.log](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/uploads/short-url/7fpGeCrDG6OWNuM1HpM6vibZv0P.log) (17.6 KB) Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 11:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-launcher-could-not-load-the-project/100180/4 "2024-12-23T23:41:00Z")
Ok, can you copy/paste the command from that log and into a terminal and then run it and copy the output back to this thread? ```python C:\Users\Burensaiyin\AppData\Roaming\Inductive Automation\Designer Launcher\jre\bin\java.exe -classpath C:\Users\Burensaiyin\.ignition\cache\resources\platform\launchclient.jar\000000004B7512FD\launchclient.jar -Djavaws.sr.gateway.addr.0=http://192.170.8.10:8088 -Djavaws.sr.launchts=1734988736118 -Djavaws.sr.main=com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer.DesignerStartupHook -Djavaws.sr.platform.edition= -Djavaws.sr.platform.plugins= -Xms64M -Xmx4096M -Djavaws.sr.memory.init=64M -Djavaws.sr.memory.max=4096M --add-opens=java.desktop/java.awt=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/java.awt.event=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/javax.swing=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/javax.swing.tree=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/javax.swing.plaf=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/javax.swing.plaf.basic=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/javax.swing.plaf.synth=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.util=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/com.apple.eawt=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/com.sun.awt=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.awt=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.awt.image=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.awt.shell=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.awt.windows=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.swing=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.swing.plaf.synth=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.swing.table=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.print=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.base/sun.security.action=ALL-UNNAMED -Dsun.java2d.d3d=false -Dsun.java2d.noddraw=false -Djavaws.sr.screen=0 -Djavaws.sr.scope=D com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.BootstrapSwing ``` ---
**Author:** ![bb\_ss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b782af/32.png) [@bb\_ss](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bb_ss)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2024, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-launcher-could-not-load-the-project/100180/5 "2024-12-24T18:30:24Z")
C:\Users\Burensaiyin\>C:\Users\Burensaiyin\AppData\Roaming"Inductive Automation""Designer Launcher1"\jre\bin\java.exe -classpath C:\Users\Burensaiyin.ignition\cache\resources\platform\launchclient.jar\000000004B7512FD\launchclient.jar -Djavaws.sr.gateway.addr.0=[http://192.170.8.10:8088](http://192.170.8.10:8088) -Djavaws.sr.launchts=1734988736118 -Djavaws.sr.main=com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer.DesignerStartupHook -Djavaws.sr.platform.edition= -Djavaws.sr.platform.plugins= -Xms64M -Xmx4096M -Djavaws.sr.memory.init=64M -Djavaws.sr.memory.max=4096M --add-opens=java.desktop/java.awt=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/java.awt.event=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/javax.swing=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/javax.swing.tree=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/javax.swing.plaf=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/javax.swing.plaf.basic=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.desktop/javax.swing.plaf.synth=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.util=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/com.apple.eawt=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/com.sun.awt=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.awt=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.awt.image=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.awt.shell=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.awt.windows=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.swing=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.swing.plaf.synth=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.swing.table=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.desktop/sun.print=ALL-UNNAMED --add-exports=java.base/sun.security.action=ALL-UNNAMED -Dsun.java2d.d3d=false -Dsun.java2d.noddraw=false -Djavaws.sr.screen=0 -Djavaws.sr.scope=D com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.BootstrapSwing Error: Could not find or load main class Automation"Designer Launcher1\jre\bin\java.exe Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: Automation"Designer Launcher1\jre\bin\java.exe ---
**Author:** ![bb\_ss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b782af/32.png) [@bb\_ss](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bb_ss)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2024, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-launcher-could-not-load-the-project/100180/6 "2024-12-24T18:31:51Z")
Thank you very much for your help! I have the java.exe in the folder. ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2024, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-launcher-could-not-load-the-project/100180/7 "2024-12-24T18:46:59Z")
Seems to have been a major copy paste error in whatever you tried. ---
**Author:** ![bb\_ss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b782af/32.png) [@bb\_ss](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bb_ss)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-launcher-could-not-load-the-project/100180/8 "2024-12-24T19:15:03Z")
Claiming id in C:\Users\Burensaiyin.ignition\cache\gw192.170.8.10\_8088... ... obtaining lock ... lock obtained. ... claimed id 0 Calculated necessary downloads: \ Downloading "http://192.170.8.10:8088/system/jar/m/security-8.1.43.jar" (timeout=60000)... Connect successful. Starting download of 18755 bytes Only read 15550 bytes in 60022ms! Download attempt #0 for file security-8.1.43.jar failed. java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Read timed out at java.base/sun.nio.ch.NioSocketImpl.timedRead(NioSocketImpl.java:288) at java.base/sun.nio.ch.NioSocketImpl.implRead(NioSocketImpl.java:314) at java.base/sun.nio.ch.NioSocketImpl.read(NioSocketImpl.java:355) at java.base/sun.nio.ch.NioSocketImpl$1.read(NioSocketImpl.java:808) at java.base/java.net.Socket$SocketInputStream.read(Socket.java:976) at java.base/java.io.BufferedInputStream.fill(BufferedInputStream.java:244) at java.base/java.io.BufferedInputStream.read1(BufferedInputStream.java:284) at java.base/java.io.BufferedInputStream.read(BufferedInputStream.java:343) at java.base/sun.net.www.MeteredStream.read(MeteredStream.java:141) at java.base/java.io.FilterInputStream.read(FilterInputStream.java:132) at java.base/sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection$HttpInputStream.read(HttpURLConnection.java:3733) at java.base/java.io.FilterInputStream.read(FilterInputStream.java:132) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.steps.StepInputStreamWrapper.read(StepInputStreamWrapper.java:46) at java.base/java.io.FilterInputStream.read(FilterInputStream.java:132) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.util.CRC32InputStream.read(CRC32InputStream.java:35) at java.base/java.io.FilterInputStream.read(FilterInputStream.java:106) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.steps.DownloadJarsStep.downloadJar(DownloadJarsStep.java:172) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.steps.DownloadJarsStep$DownloadJarsAction.run(DownloadJarsStep.java:77) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.steps.DownloadJarsStep$DownloadJarsAction.run(DownloadJarsStep.java:58) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.steps.AbstractLaunchStep.runLockedAction(AbstractLaunchStep.java:95) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.steps.BaseStep.runLockedAction(BaseStep.java:24) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.steps.DownloadJarsStep.run(DownloadJarsStep.java:55) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.AbstractStepRunner.run(AbstractStepRunner.java:33) at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:840) Downloading "http://192.170.8.10:8088/system/jar/m/security-8.1.43.jar" (timeout=60000)... Connect successful. Starting download of 18755 bytes Only read 15550 bytes in 60017ms! Download attempt #1 for file security-8.1.43.jar failed. java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Read timed out at java.base/sun.nio.ch.NioSocketImpl.timedRead(NioSocketImpl.java:288) at java.base/sun.nio.ch.NioSocketImpl.implRead(NioSocketImpl.java:314) at java.base/sun.nio.ch.NioSocketImpl.read(NioSocketImpl.java:355) at java.base/sun.nio.ch.NioSocketImpl$1.read(NioSocketImpl.java:808) at java.base/java.net.Socket$SocketInputStream.read(Socket.java:976) at java.base/java.io.BufferedInputStream.fill(BufferedInputStream.java:244) at java.base/java.io.BufferedInputStream.read1(BufferedInputStream.java:284) at java.base/java.io.BufferedInputStream.read(BufferedInputStream.java:343) at java.base/sun.net.www.MeteredStream.read(MeteredStream.java:141) at java.base/java.io.FilterInputStream.read(FilterInputStream.java:132) at java.base/sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection$HttpInputStream.read(HttpURLConnection.java:3733) at java.base/java.io.FilterInputStream.read(FilterInputStream.java:132) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.steps.StepInputStreamWrapper.read(StepInputStreamWrapper.java:46) at java.base/java.io.FilterInputStream.read(FilterInputStream.java:132) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.util.CRC32InputStream.read(CRC32InputStream.java:35) at java.base/java.io.FilterInputStream.read(FilterInputStream.java:106) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.steps.DownloadJarsStep.downloadJar(DownloadJarsStep.java:172) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.steps.DownloadJarsStep$DownloadJarsAction.run(DownloadJarsStep.java:77) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.steps.DownloadJarsStep$DownloadJarsAction.run(DownloadJarsStep.java:58) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.steps.AbstractLaunchStep.runLockedAction(AbstractLaunchStep.java:95) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.steps.BaseStep.runLockedAction(BaseStep.java:24) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.steps.DownloadJarsStep.run(DownloadJarsStep.java:55) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.AbstractStepRunner.run(AbstractStepRunner.java:33) at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:840) Downloading "http://192.170.8.10:8088/system/jar/m/security-8.1.43.jar" (timeout=60000)... Connect successful. Starting download of 18755 bytes Only read 15550 bytes in 60005ms! Download attempt #2 for file security-8.1.43.jar failed. java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Read timed out at java.base/sun.nio.ch.NioSocketImpl.timedRead(NioSocketImpl.java:288) at java.base/sun.nio.ch.NioSocketImpl.implRead(NioSocketImpl.java:314) at java.base/sun.nio.ch.NioSocketImpl.read(NioSocketImpl.java:355) at java.base/sun.nio.ch.NioSocketImpl$1.read(NioSocketImpl.java:808) at java.base/java.net.Socket$SocketInputStream.read(Socket.java:976) at java.base/java.io.BufferedInputStream.fill(BufferedInputStream.java:244) at java.base/java.io.BufferedInputStream.read1(BufferedInputStream.java:284) at java.base/java.io.BufferedInputStream.read(BufferedInputStream.java:343) at java.base/sun.net.www.MeteredStream.read(MeteredStream.java:141) at java.base/java.io.FilterInputStream.read(FilterInputStream.java:132) at java.base/sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection$HttpInputStream.read(HttpURLConnection.java:3733) at java.base/java.io.FilterInputStream.read(FilterInputStream.java:132) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.steps.StepInputStreamWrapper.read(StepInputStreamWrapper.java:46) at java.base/java.io.FilterInputStream.read(FilterInputStream.java:132) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.util.CRC32InputStream.read(CRC32InputStream.java:35) at java.base/java.io.FilterInputStream.read(FilterInputStream.java:106) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.steps.DownloadJarsStep.downloadJar(DownloadJarsStep.java:172) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.steps.DownloadJarsStep$DownloadJarsAction.run(DownloadJarsStep.java:77) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.steps.DownloadJarsStep$DownloadJarsAction.run(DownloadJarsStep.java:58) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.steps.AbstractLaunchStep.runLockedAction(AbstractLaunchStep.java:95) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.steps.BaseStep.runLockedAction(BaseStep.java:24) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.steps.DownloadJarsStep.run(DownloadJarsStep.java:55) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.AbstractStepRunner.run(AbstractStepRunner.java:33) at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:840) java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Read timed out at java.base/sun.nio.ch.NioSocketImpl.timedRead(NioSocketImpl.java:288) at java.base/sun.nio.ch.NioSocketImpl.implRead(NioSocketImpl.java:314) at java.base/sun.nio.ch.NioSocketImpl.read(NioSocketImpl.java:355) at java.base/sun.nio.ch.NioSocketImpl$1.read(NioSocketImpl.java:808) at java.base/java.net.Socket$SocketInputStream.read(Socket.java:976) at java.base/java.io.BufferedInputStream.fill(BufferedInputStream.java:244) at java.base/java.io.BufferedInputStream.read1(BufferedInputStream.java:284) at java.base/java.io.BufferedInputStream.read(BufferedInputStream.java:343) at java.base/sun.net.www.MeteredStream.read(MeteredStream.java:141) at java.base/java.io.FilterInputStream.read(FilterInputStream.java:132) at java.base/sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection$HttpInputStream.read(HttpURLConnection.java:3733) at java.base/java.io.FilterInputStream.read(FilterInputStream.java:132) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.steps.StepInputStreamWrapper.read(StepInputStreamWrapper.java:46) at java.base/java.io.FilterInputStream.read(FilterInputStream.java:132) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.util.CRC32InputStream.read(CRC32InputStream.java:35) at java.base/java.io.FilterInputStream.read(FilterInputStream.java:106) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.steps.DownloadJarsStep.downloadJar(DownloadJarsStep.java:172) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.steps.DownloadJarsStep$DownloadJarsAction.run(DownloadJarsStep.java:77) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.steps.DownloadJarsStep$DownloadJarsAction.run(DownloadJarsStep.java:58) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.steps.AbstractLaunchStep.runLockedAction(AbstractLaunchStep.java:95) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.steps.BaseStep.runLockedAction(BaseStep.java:24) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.steps.DownloadJarsStep.run(DownloadJarsStep.java:55) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.client.launch.AbstractStepRunner.run(AbstractStepRunner.java:33) at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:840) ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2024, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-launcher-could-not-load-the-project/100180/9 "2024-12-24T19:36:03Z")
> [@bb\_ss](#): > > "[http://192.170.8.10:8088/system/jar/m/security-8.1.43.jar](http://192.170.8.10:8088/system/jar/m/security-8.1.43.jar)" (timeout=60000)... Connect successful. Starting download of 18755 bytes Only read 15550 bytes in 60022ms! Download attempt #0 for file security-8.1.43.jar failed. java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Read timed out at 9 times out of 10 when somebody encounters an error like this it's because of a firewall, VPN configuration, packet filtering, network appliance, etc... that is inspecting the JAR files and deciding it doesn't like the contents. You'll probably need some assistance from your IT department. ---
**Author:** ![bb\_ss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b782af/32.png) [@bb\_ss](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bb_ss)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2024, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-launcher-could-not-load-the-project/100180/10 "2024-12-24T19:40:54Z")
> [@Kevin.Herron](#): > > 9 times out of 10 when somebody encounters an error like this it's because of a firewall, VPN configuration, packet filtering, network appliance, etc... that is inspecting the JAR files and deciding it doesn't like the contents. > > You'll probably need some assistance from your IT department. Thank you very much for your help!