# Can't start ParaView 5.9.0 - OpenGL issue (Windows 7)
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cant-start-paraview-5-9-0-opengl-issue-windows-7/7064
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [April 23, 2021, 4:25pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cant-start-paraview-5-9-0-opengl-issue-windows-7/7064 "2021-04-23T16:25:15Z")
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### Author:  [@dculp](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/dculp)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2021, 4:25pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cant-start-paraview-5-9-0-opengl-issue-windows-7/7064/1 "2021-04-23T16:25:15Z")
Hello –
I have installed Paraview 5.9.0 on Windows 7 Pro (64 bit). The path is –
D:\Engineering\Paraview\ParaView-5.9.0-Windows-Python3.8-msvc2017-64bit\bin\paraview.exe
When I start ParaView from an administrative cmd window I get the following –
The contents of the Output Messages window are listed below. The significant warning seems to be –
```
"warning: QWindowsEGLContext: ANGLE only partially supports OpenGL ES > 3.0"
(My OpenGL version is 3.1.0 - Build 9.17.10.4229)
When I try to close the Output Messages window it just reappears in the same location.
I'm running from a Lenovo X220 laptop with an integrated graphics card (Intel HD Graphics 3000; latest driver 9.17.10.4229 - 5/26/2015) with output to a HP 27yh monitor in vertical orientation. (A second vertical monitor is also attached.)
The same ParaView version on a Windows 10 laptop using the laptop's integrated display runs without problems.
Thanks for any suggestions.
Don C.
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warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: QWindowsEGLContext: ANGLE only partially supports OpenGL ES > 3.0
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: QWindowsEGLContext: Failed to create context, eglError: 3005, this: 0x1c429700
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: QWindowsEGLContext: ANGLE only partially supports OpenGL ES > 3.0
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: QWindowsEGLContext: Failed to create context, eglError: 3005, this: 0x25c54350
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: QOpenGLWidget: Failed to create context
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: QWindowsEGLContext: ANGLE only partially supports OpenGL ES > 3.0
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: QWindowsEGLContext: Failed to create context, eglError: 3005, this: 0x25c54580
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: QOpenGLWidget: Failed to create context
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: QWindowsEGLContext: ANGLE only partially supports OpenGL ES > 3.0
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: QWindowsEGLContext: Failed to create context, eglError: 3005, this: 0x25a467f0
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: QOpenGLWidget: Failed to create context
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: QWindowsEGLContext: ANGLE only partially supports OpenGL ES > 3.0
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: QWindowsEGLContext: Failed to create context, eglError: 3005, this: 0x25a4e3b0
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: composeAndFlush: QOpenGLContext creation failed
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: QWindowsEGLContext: ANGLE only partially supports OpenGL ES > 3.0
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: QWindowsEGLContext: Failed to create context, eglError: 3005, this: 0x25a4d310
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: composeAndFlush: makeCurrent() failed
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: QWindowsEGLContext: ANGLE only partially supports OpenGL ES > 3.0
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: QWindowsEGLContext: Failed to create context, eglError: 3005, this: 0x25a49a70
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: composeAndFlush: makeCurrent() failed
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: QWindowsEGLContext: ANGLE only partially supports OpenGL ES > 3.0
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: QWindowsEGLContext: Failed to create context, eglError: 3005, this: 0x25a4d4f0
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: composeAndFlush: makeCurrent() failed
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: QWindowsEGLContext: ANGLE only partially supports OpenGL ES > 3.0
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: QWindowsEGLContext: Failed to create context, eglError: 3005, this: 0x25a4d590
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: composeAndFlush: makeCurrent() failed
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: QWindowsEGLContext: ANGLE only partially supports OpenGL ES > 3.0
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: QWindowsEGLContext: Failed to create context, eglError: 3005, this: 0x25a53940
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: composeAndFlush: makeCurrent() failed
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: QWindowsEGLContext: ANGLE only partially supports OpenGL ES > 3.0
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: QWindowsEGLContext: Failed to create context, eglError: 3005, this: 0x25a54230
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: composeAndFlush: makeCurrent() failed
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: QWindowsEGLContext: ANGLE only partially supports OpenGL ES > 3.0
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: QWindowsEGLContext: Failed to create context, eglError: 3005, this: 0x25a539e0
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: composeAndFlush: makeCurrent() failed
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: QWindowsEGLContext: ANGLE only partially supports OpenGL ES > 3.0
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: QWindowsEGLContext: Failed to create context, eglError: 3005, this: 0x25a49a70
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: composeAndFlush: makeCurrent() failed
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: QWindowsEGLContext: ANGLE only partially supports OpenGL ES > 3.0
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: QWindowsEGLContext: Failed to create context, eglError: 3005, this: 0x25a47400
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: composeAndFlush: makeCurrent() failed
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: QWindowsEGLContext: ANGLE only partially supports OpenGL ES > 3.0
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: QWindowsEGLContext: Failed to create context, eglError: 3005, this: 0x25a47590
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: composeAndFlush: makeCurrent() failed
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: QWindowsEGLContext: ANGLE only partially supports OpenGL ES > 3.0
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: QWindowsEGLContext: Failed to create context, eglError: 3005, this: 0x25a53620
warning: In unknown, line 0
warning: composeAndFlush: makeCurrent() failed
```
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2021, 7:10am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cant-start-paraview-5-9-0-opengl-issue-windows-7/7064/2 "2021-04-26T07:10:33Z")
I’m afraid windows 7 is not supported by ParaView (nor by MicroSoft for that matter).
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### Author:  [@dculp](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/dculp)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2021, 7:55am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cant-start-paraview-5-9-0-opengl-issue-windows-7/7064/3 "2021-04-26T07:55:37Z")
What is the latest version of ParaView that is compatible with Windows 7?
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2021, 7:58am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cant-start-paraview-5-9-0-opengl-issue-windows-7/7064/4 "2021-04-26T07:58:00Z")
I’d try 5.4.1.
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### Author:  [@dculp](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/dculp)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2021, 10:10am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cant-start-paraview-5-9-0-opengl-issue-windows-7/7064/5 "2021-04-26T10:10:52Z")
I downloaded the 5.4.1 MPI version here ([https://www.paraview.org/download/](https://www.paraview.org/download/)). However, when trying to start both the zip and exe versions reported a problem with missing msmpi.dll.
I then downloaded the 5.4.0 non-MPI exe version. However, when trying to start it gives the following –
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2021, 12:54pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cant-start-paraview-5-9-0-opengl-issue-windows-7/7064/6 "2021-04-26T12:54:00Z")
Looks like you need to install/upgrade GPU driver.
You can also try ParaView 4.4 or 4.3.1