# Re: \[personal kdb+\] Installing Q on my laptop which runs on Windows

**URL:** <https://forum.kx.com/t/re-personal-kdb-installing-q-on-my-laptop-which-runs-on-windows/8216>\
**Category:** Community Support\
**Tags:** kdb-and-q\
**Created:** [April 15, 2013, 5:17am UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/re-personal-kdb-installing-q-on-my-laptop-which-runs-on-windows/8216 "2013-04-15T05:17:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![showvik1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@showvik1](https://forum.kx.com/u/showvik1)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 5:17am UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/re-personal-kdb-installing-q-on-my-laptop-which-runs-on-windows/8216/1 "2013-04-15T05:17:00Z")

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Save it in c directory and run this in cmd  
C:/q/w32/q  
You will get q prompt

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**Author:** ![charlie1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ec9cab/32.png) [@charlie1](https://forum.kx.com/u/charlie1)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 5:37am UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/re-personal-kdb-installing-q-on-my-laptop-which-runs-on-windows/8216/2 "2013-04-15T05:37:00Z")

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From

http://code.kx.com/wiki/Startingkdbplus/introduction#1.4\_Install\_Trial\_System

in Windows:

```
c:\q / main q directoryc:\q\w32 / location of w32 executable

```

If you need to install q elsewhere, set the environment variable QHOME to point to the new directory. If QHOME is not defined, kdb+ defaults to $HOME/q for unix-based systems, and c:\q for Windows.

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**Author:** ![vks2106](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ac91a4/32.png) [@vks2106](https://forum.kx.com/u/vks2106)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2013, 11:48am UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/re-personal-kdb-installing-q-on-my-laptop-which-runs-on-windows/8216/3 "2013-07-04T11:48:00Z")

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On Monday, April 15, 2013 8:20:05 AM UTC+5:30, [senthilku...@gmail.com](mailto:senthilku...@gmail.com) wrote:

> I had downloaded the trial version of Q DB and when I try to run the executable q.exe, I get the below error. Can someone help on this please?
> 
> &nbsp;
> 
> C:\Users\senthil\Downloads\<wbr\>windows\q\w32\>q  
> KDB+ 3.0 2013.04.05 Copyright (C) 1993-2013 Kx Systems  
> w32/ 2()core 4095MB senthil vertisystem 192.168.1.10 PLAY 2013.07.04
> 
> 'c:/q/q.k: The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.
> 
> C:\Users\senthil\Downloads\<wbr\>windows\q\w32\>

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**Author:** ![effbiae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecae2f/32.png) [@effbiae](https://forum.kx.com/u/effbiae)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2013, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/re-personal-kdb-installing-q-on-my-laptop-which-runs-on-windows/8216/4 "2013-07-06T12:26:00Z")

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see README.txt in the zip you downloadedta, jackOn 4 July 2013 20:48, vinod sharma wrote:\>\>\> On Monday, April 15, 2013 8:20:05 AM UTC+5:30, [senthilku...@gmail.com](mailto:senthilku...@gmail.com) wrote:\>\>\>\> I had downloaded the trial version of Q DB and when I try to run the\>\> executable q.exe, I get the below error. Can someone help on this please?\>\>\>\> C:\Users\senthil\Downloads\windows\q\w32\>q\>\> KDB+ 3.0 2013.04.05 Copyright (C) 1993-2013 Kx Systems\>\> w32/ 2()core 4095MB senthil vertisystem 192.168.1.10 PLAY 2013.07.04\>\> 'c:/q/q.k: The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is\>\> incorrect.\>\> C:\Users\senthil\Downloads\windows\q\w32\>\>\> –\>

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