# initial setup

**URL:** https://support.prodi.gy/t/initial-setup/6130
**Category:** Getting Started
**Tags:** install, windows
**Created:** [November 18, 2022, 8:38am UTC](https://support.prodi.gy/t/initial-setup/6130 "2022-11-18T08:38:18Z")
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### Author: ![ryanwesslen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/support.prodi.gy/ryanwesslen/32/2969_2.png) [@ryanwesslen](https://support.prodi.gy/u/ryanwesslen)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2022, 2:08pm UTC](https://support.prodi.gy/t/initial-setup/6130/2 "2022-11-18T14:08:39Z")

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hi @jkim!

> [@jkim](#):
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> How do I fire up prodigy now? In the command prompt when I type "prodigy" I get the window (attached)

Can you add [`python -m`](https://prodi.gy/docs/install#install-cli-command) to your command so try `python -m prodigy stats` (or whatever else recipe)?

> [@Windows Installation of Prodigy - successful install but not running](https://support.prodi.gy/t/windows-installation-of-prodigy-successful-install-but-not-running/5394/3):
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> Hi! Try using python -m prodigy instead of just prodigy – the problem is likely just that your shell on Windows can't interpret the shortcut command. And yes, Prodigy will automatically pull in the required dependencies so you shouldn't have to install anything separately. From the second error, it sounds like you ended up in a weird environment state, maybe because it already had things pre-installed?

I don't understand exactly why typing `prodigy` would try to open a file. Hopefully appending `python -m` will help.

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