# q installation problem

**URL:** <https://forum.kx.com/t/q-installation-problem/5580>\
**Category:** Community Support\
**Tags:** kdb-and-q\
**Created:** [May 17, 2008, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/q-installation-problem/5580 "2008-05-17T15:35:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![orpap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/34f0e0/32.png) [@orpap](https://forum.kx.com/u/orpap)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/q-installation-problem/5580/1 "2008-05-17T15:35:00Z")

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Installed q under Windows Vista but could not get itstarted. I get the following message:\<o:p\>\</o:p\>

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Microsoft Windows [Version6.0.6001]\<o:p\>\</o:p\>

Copyright (c) 2006 MicrosoftCorporation.&nbsp; All rights reserved.\<o:p\>\</o:p\>

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C:\Users\orpap\>cd\q\<o:p\>\</o:p\>

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C:\q\>cd windows\w32\<o:p\>\</o:p\>

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C:\q\windows\w32\>q\<o:p\>\</o:p\>

KDB+ 2.4 2008.03.31 Copyright (C)1993-2008 Kx Systems\<o:p\>\</o:p\>

w32/ 2()core 2047MB orpaplenovot61ap 172.21.48.22 TIMEOUT 2009.04.01\<o:p\>\</o:p\>

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'c:/q/q.k: The filename,directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.\<o:p\>\</o:p\>

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`c:/q/q.k\<o:p\>\</o:p\>

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C:\q\windows\w32\>\<o:p\>\</o:p\>

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**What could be wrong?\<o:p\>\</o:p\>**

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**Author:** ![simon5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@simon5](https://forum.kx.com/u/simon5)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/q-installation-problem/5580/2 "2008-05-17T16:00:00Z")

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assuming you did a vanilla install to c:\qtry cd’ing there and running q from thereq.exe needs to find q.k when starting upif you aren’t able to install to c:\q then set the environmentvariable QHOME to point to the location where q.k can be found2008/5/17 Ajith Prasad :\>\>\>\>\> Installed q under Windows Vista but could not get it started. I get the\> following message:\>\>\>\> Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001]\>\> Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.\>\>\>\> C:\Users\orpap\>cd\q\>\>\>\> C:\q\>cd windows\w32\>\>\>\> C:\q\windows\w32\>q\>\> KDB+ 2.4 2008.03.31 Copyright (C) 1993-2008 Kx Systems\>\> w32/ 2()core 2047MB orpap lenovot61ap 172.21.48.22 TIMEOUT 2009.04.01\>\>\>\> 'c:/q/q.k: The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is\> incorrect.\>\> 0::\>\> `c:/q/q.k\>\>\>\> C:\q\windows\w32\>\>\>\>\>\>\> What could be wrong?

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**Author:** ![orpap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/34f0e0/32.png) [@orpap](https://forum.kx.com/u/orpap)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/q-installation-problem/5580/3 "2008-05-17T16:37:00Z")

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From: “Ajith Prasad”   
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Thanks. Just got it working: had to copy out the files from the  
“windows” and “w32” subdirectories into the q directory.  
  
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assuming you did a vanilla install to c:\q  
try cd’ing there and running q from there  
q.exe needs to find q.k when starting up  
if you aren’t able to install to c:\q then set the environment  
variable QHOME to point to the location where q.k can be found  
  
2008/5/17 Ajith Prasad :  
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\> Installed q under Windows Vista but could not get it started. I get  
the  
\> following message:  
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\> Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001]  
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\> Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.  
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\> C:\Users\orpap\>cd\q  
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\> C:\q\>cd windows\w32  
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\> C:\q\windows\w32\>q  
\>  
\> KDB+ 2.4 2008.03.31 Copyright (C) 1993-2008 Kx Systems  
\>  
\> w32/ 2()core 2047MB orpap lenovot61ap 172.21.48.22 TIMEOUT 2009.04.01  
\>  
\>  
\>  
\> 'c:/q/q.k: The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is  
\> incorrect.  
\>  
\> 0::  
\>  
\> `c:/q/q.k  
\>  
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\> C:\q\windows\w32\>  
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\> What could be wrong?

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**Author:** ![Vinod\_Sardar1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a87d85/32.png) [@Vinod\_Sardar1](https://forum.kx.com/u/Vinod_Sardar1)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2018, 7:58am UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/q-installation-problem/5580/4 "2018-07-27T07:58:00Z")

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Thanks this helped me!