# Cannot open ParaView

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cannot-open-paraview/9753
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [June 7, 2022, 3:47am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cannot-open-paraview/9753 "2022-06-07T03:47:02Z")
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### Author: ![groot\_123](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/aca169/32.png) [@groot\_123](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/groot_123)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2022, 3:47am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cannot-open-paraview/9753/1 "2022-06-07T03:47:02Z")

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when i try to open paraview i am getting like this could u help me

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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2022, 6:37am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cannot-open-paraview/9753/2 "2022-06-07T06:37:43Z")

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Hi @groot_123 ,

You should install msmpi or use the non-mpi version of ParaView as documented here:  
[https://www.paraview.org/download/](https://www.paraview.org/download/)

> Full suite of ParaView tools, including the ParaView GUI client, pvpython, pvserver, and pvbatch. Versions with MPI in the name require [MS-MPI](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/message-passing-interface/microsoft-mpi).

Best,