# \[Res\] Stonehearth A5 Black Screen Bug

**URL:** <https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/res-stonehearth-a5-black-screen-bug/7573>\
**Category:** Resolved Reports\
**Tags:** resolved\
**Created:** [September 20, 2014, 5:05pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/res-stonehearth-a5-black-screen-bug/7573 "2014-09-20T17:05:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Froggy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/froggy/32/12576_2.png) [@Froggy](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Froggy)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2014, 5:48pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/res-stonehearth-a5-black-screen-bug/7573/5 "2014-09-20T17:48:27Z")

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We’ve had other uses claiming the exact same thing.

> [@Stonehearth crashes immediately (Win 8.1 Pro / Radeon HD 4800)](http://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/stonehearth-crashes-immediately-win-8-1-pro-radeon-hd-4800/7487):
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> If I try to run Stonehearth, it shows up very briefly in the task manager and then goes away. I have installed it via steam and also via the direct download/install option (both separately when testing) Version: Alpha 5 Windows 8.1 Pro (64-bit) 4GB Memory Intel Core2 Duo ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series (PCI\VEN\_1002&DEV\_9442&SUBSYS\_24701682&REV\_00 ) using driver 8.97.10.6 from 6/20/2012 (latest available) I don’t see anything in any Windows error logs and the Stonehearth log isn’t very helpful. …

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