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The Forge Installer won't open.

Moomallowz

By Moomallowz
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I've probably done something really idiotic here, but I need help regardless.

 

I tried to install Forge 1.14.4 from this site. I clicked the Skip Ad button and a file called forge-1.14.4-28.1.107-installer.jar was downloaded. Fairly sure it was the correct file. 

Then, I pressed 'Open.' A few options for opening the file showed up, and I chose Internet Explorer (probably a bad idea, but it was a better choice than MS Paint.)

Then, the 'what do you want to do with this file' window popped up. I clicked 'open' again. The 'View Downloads' window came up, with ANOTHER open button.

Basically, the button looped me back to the first window. I'm assuming something's either wrong with Internet Explorer or my abysmally slow HP laptop.

 

If you know what's wrong, please let me know!

Please be patient, I'm a dunce.

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DaemonUmbra

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When in doubt, save rather than open.

In this case you're telling your computer to use IE to open/run a Java jar file, this sounds to me like you don't have Java installed

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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