# Ignition 7.9.6 Installation Issue

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-9-6-installation-issue/16802>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [January 30, 2018, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-9-6-installation-issue/16802 "2018-01-30T16:27:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![jim.warren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8dc957/32.png) [@jim.warren](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jim.warren)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2018, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-9-6-installation-issue/16802/1 "2018-01-30T16:27:02Z")

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I have installed Java 8 64-bit and am still getting a pop up, while attempting the Ignition install, that states that Setup was unable to locate Java 8.

Any direction on this?

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**Author:** ![oscar.salcedo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/oscar.salcedo/32/11019_2.png) [@oscar.salcedo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/oscar.salcedo)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2018, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-9-6-installation-issue/16802/2 "2018-01-30T21:15:57Z")

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Sometimes you have to restart the machine in order for the Environment variables needed for Java to take effect. Give that a try.

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**Author:** ![jim.warren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8dc957/32.png) [@jim.warren](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jim.warren)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2018, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-9-6-installation-issue/16802/3 "2018-02-01T19:28:44Z")

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Tried that already. No luck there.

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**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:** [February 1, 2018, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-9-6-installation-issue/16802/4 "2018-02-01T19:30:45Z")

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What OS and Java version do you have installed?

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**Author:** ![jim.warren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8dc957/32.png) [@jim.warren](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jim.warren)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2018, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-9-6-installation-issue/16802/5 "2018-02-02T13:22:59Z")

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Running Windows 7 Enterprise. Had Java 8 Runtime Edition installed. Discovered that I actually needed Java 8 Development Edition. Once I installed that, Ignition installed with no issues. Thanks.

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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:** [February 2, 2018, 1:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-9-6-installation-issue/16802/6 "2018-02-02T13:29:24Z")

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> [@jim.warren](#):
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> Discovered that I actually needed Java 8 Development Edition.

It would be good to know what is missing from the runtime that would matter to Ignition.