Can't install forge

[austinc333@gmail.com]

i tried using the jar installer but i got this message. i followed the steps from the other threads where you enter java -Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true -jar forge-1.12.2-14.23.0.2491-installer in the cmd but it says Error: Unable to access jarfile forge-1.12.2-14.23.0.2491-installer

 

really not sure what else to do at this point

[austinc333@gmail.com]

  On 10/7/2017 at 9:47 PM, diesieben07 said:

Then you did not follow them correctly. Describe exactly what you did, preferably with screenshots.

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i didn't have an option to open cmd when doing the shift + right click so i just opened it the usual way, typed it in, and got this.

[austinc333@gmail.com]

  On 10/7/2017 at 9:51 PM, diesieben07 said:

Unless you renamed the jar file to remove the file extension (in which case, why?), that is not the name of the installer file.

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what is then? thats what it says on the .jar that i downloaded

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  On 10/7/2017 at 10:00 PM, diesieben07 said:

Because Windows (stupidly) hides file extensions. Now, what would the file extension on a .jar file be...

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it would just be named after this right? i tried it without adding .jar to the end and with it

 

[LexManos]

Start typing the name and hit tab to complete it -.-

You're missing the .jar at the end.

Diesieben, stop being a pain.

[austinc333@gmail.com]

  On 10/7/2017 at 10:14 PM, diesieben07 said:

Do not rename the file.

The file is called "forge-blablabla-installer.jar", but you told Java to run "forge-blablabla-installer", which does not exist.

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  On 10/7/2017 at 11:02 PM, LexManos said:

Start typing the name and hit tab to complete it -.-

You're missing the .jar at the end.

Diesieben, stop being a pain.

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i did do .jar aswell, both come up as an error

[LexManos]

Then show us that, and make sure you're in the same folder that you downloaded the installer to.

[Saquato]

Hey, i have the same problem.

 

How i can fix this problem?

 

(fml ---->  forge-1.9.4-12.17.0.2051-installer)

Edited October 8, 2017 by Saquato

[LexManos]

1) Dont hijack other peoples threads

2) Don't use 1.9.4, update to 1.12.2

3) fml.jar IS NOT the installer jar.

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  On 10/8/2017 at 9:55 PM, LexManos said:

1) Dont hijack other peoples threads

2) Don't use 1.9.4, update to 1.12.2

3) fml.jar IS NOT the installer jar.

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i followed your video and still got the same issue at the end.