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"This App cannot run on your computer" whenever trying to install forge

By Nakaru
May 22, 2019 in Support & Bug Reports

https://forums.minecraftforge.net/topic/70961-this-app-cannot-run-on-your-computer-whenever-trying-to-install-forge/

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Nakaru

Posted May 22, 2019

Whenever I try to run and install forge on my computer, it keeps giving me the error message of "this app cannot run on your computer." I do not know what to do about this. I just bought Minecraft today, and my friends really want me to play mo creatures with them. I am getting very frustrated and upset, it does this for every version of forge I try to install. I enjoy vanilla minecraft, but mods look so fun. If anyone knows what I can do to help this, please.
I think my computer is windows 8, but I am not entirely sure.

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DaemonUmbra

Posted May 22, 2019

Where are you downloading Forge from?

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This is my Forum Signature, I am currently attempting to transform it into a small guide for fixing easier issues using spoiler blocks to keep things tidy.

As the most common issue I feel I should put this outside the main bulk:

The only official source for Forge is https://files.minecraftforge.net, and the only site I trust for getting mods is CurseForge.

If you use any site other than these, please take a look at the StopModReposts project and install their browser extension, I would also advise running a virus scan.

For players asking for assistance with Forge please expand the spoiler below and read the appropriate section(s) in its/their entirety.

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Logs (Most issues require logs to diagnose):

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Please post logs using one of the following sites (Thank you Lumber Wizard for the list):

https://gist.github.com/: 100MB Requires member (Free)

https://pastebin.com/: 512KB as guest, 10MB as Pro ($$$)

https://hastebin.com/: 400KB

Do NOT use sites like Mediafire, Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, or a site that has a countdown before offering downloads.

What to provide:

...for Crashes and Runtime issues:

Minecraft 1.14.4 and newer:

Post debug.log

Older versions:

Please update...

...for Installer Issues:

Post your installer log, found in the same place you ran the installer

This log will be called either installer.log or named the same as the installer but with .log on the end

Note for Windows users:

Windows hides file extensions by default so the installer may appear without the .jar extension then when the .log is added the log will appear with the .jar extension

Where to get it:

Mojang Launcher: When using the Mojang launcher debug.log is found in .minecraft\logs.

Curse/Overwolf: If you are using the Curse Launcher, their configurations break Forge's log settings, fortunately there is an easier workaround than I originally thought, this works even with Curse's installation of the Minecraft launcher as long as it is not launched THROUGH Twitch:

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or alternately,

Fallback ("No logs are generated"):

If you don't see logs generated in the usual place, provide the launcher_log.txt from .minecraft

Server Not Starting:

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Reporting Illegal/Inappropriate Adfocus Ads:

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Posting your mod as a GitHub Repo:

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[Workaround line, please ignore]

Nakaru

Posted May 22, 2019

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Posted May 22, 2019

https://files.minecraftforge.net/

From here

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DaemonUmbra

Posted May 22, 2019

Can you provide a screenshot of the message? Also why Windows 8?

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This is my Forum Signature, I am currently attempting to transform it into a small guide for fixing easier issues using spoiler blocks to keep things tidy.

As the most common issue I feel I should put this outside the main bulk:

The only official source for Forge is https://files.minecraftforge.net, and the only site I trust for getting mods is CurseForge.

If you use any site other than these, please take a look at the StopModReposts project and install their browser extension, I would also advise running a virus scan.

For players asking for assistance with Forge please expand the spoiler below and read the appropriate section(s) in its/their entirety.

Reveal hidden contents

Logs (Most issues require logs to diagnose):

Reveal hidden contents

Please post logs using one of the following sites (Thank you Lumber Wizard for the list):

https://gist.github.com/: 100MB Requires member (Free)

https://pastebin.com/: 512KB as guest, 10MB as Pro ($$$)

https://hastebin.com/: 400KB

Do NOT use sites like Mediafire, Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, or a site that has a countdown before offering downloads.

What to provide:

...for Crashes and Runtime issues:

Minecraft 1.14.4 and newer:

Post debug.log

Older versions:

Please update...

...for Installer Issues:

Post your installer log, found in the same place you ran the installer

This log will be called either installer.log or named the same as the installer but with .log on the end

Note for Windows users:

Windows hides file extensions by default so the installer may appear without the .jar extension then when the .log is added the log will appear with the .jar extension

Where to get it:

Mojang Launcher: When using the Mojang launcher debug.log is found in .minecraft\logs.

Reveal hidden contents

or alternately,

Fallback ("No logs are generated"):

If you don't see logs generated in the usual place, provide the launcher_log.txt from .minecraft

Server Not Starting:

Reveal hidden contents

Reporting Illegal/Inappropriate Adfocus Ads:

Reveal hidden contents

Posting your mod as a GitHub Repo:

Reveal hidden contents

[Workaround line, please ignore]

Nakaru

Posted May 23, 2019

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Posted May 23, 2019

What do you mean why windows 8?

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Nakaru

Posted May 23, 2019

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Posted May 23, 2019

Yes, I am using Firefox. I tell it to keep file, but I don't know if it is actually. This is what the download looks like. Is this supposed to be it?

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