# paraview not opening
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-opening/2713
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [October 7, 2019, 8:10am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-opening/2713 "2019-10-07T08:10:15Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@shehandmse](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/shehandmse)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2019, 8:10am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-opening/2713/1 "2019-10-07T08:10:15Z")
please let me know the what are the prerequisites for install this software?
Because i have already installed it and its not opening…im using openfoam
first time i using this product.
Plz help me
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### Author:  [@shehandmse](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/shehandmse)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2019, 8:11am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-opening/2713/2 "2019-10-07T08:11:35Z")
for this software do we need a high end GPU card?
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2019, 8:46am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-opening/2713/3 "2019-10-07T08:46:55Z")
Please download our official release :
[https://www.paraview.org/download/](https://www.paraview.org/download/)
It does not require a high end GPU card.
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### Author:  [@shehandmse](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/shehandmse)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2019, 9:34am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-opening/2713/4 "2019-10-07T09:34:11Z")
i.i’ve downloaded the latest version 5.7. for windows …but same issue
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [October 8, 2019, 3:31am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-opening/2713/5 "2019-10-08T03:31:58Z")
What is your GPU ?
What is your windows version ?
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### Author:  [@shehandmse](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/shehandmse)
#### Post date: [October 8, 2019, 5:40am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-opening/2713/6 "2019-10-08T05:40:21Z")
hi sir,
now its working.its windows 10.earlier i installed on windows 7
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### Author:  [@shehandmse](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/shehandmse)
#### Post date: [October 8, 2019, 5:41am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-opening/2713/7 "2019-10-08T05:41:30Z")
is there any specific configuration .if i going to purchase a new laptop for this .?
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [October 8, 2019, 5:45am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-not-opening/2713/8 "2019-10-08T05:45:43Z")
No specific configuration. it depends on what you are trying to achieve.
ParaView only require a 64Bit OpenGL capable OS.