# Vst Plug-In Clean Project error Help!

**URL:** https://forum.juce.com/t/vst-plug-in-clean-project-error-help/20576
**Category:** General JUCE discussion
**Created:** [January 12, 2017, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/vst-plug-in-clean-project-error-help/20576 "2017-01-12T19:28:59Z")
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### Author: ![Adas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/cc9497/32.png) [@Adas](https://forum.juce.com/u/Adas)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2017, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/vst-plug-in-clean-project-error-help/20576/1 "2017-01-12T19:28:59Z")

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Hello guys,

I’d love to make a Vst Plug-In using JUCE C++ but i got some problem. I followed tutorial and created audio plug-in project. However as i want to start the program this error appears (as showed below):

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I’m stuck on this problem and cannot go further. Could you tell me what should i do to make this program work?

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### Author: ![daniel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.juce.com/daniel/32/790_2.png) [@daniel](https://forum.juce.com/u/daniel)
#### Post date: [January 12, 2017, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/vst-plug-in-clean-project-error-help/20576/2 "2017-01-12T19:33:07Z")

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Maybe reading this thread gets you started:

> [@Error starting audio plugin from Visual Studio 2015 after building succesfully](https://forum.juce.com/t/error-starting-audio-plugin-from-visual-studio-2015-after-building-succesfully/17345):
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> I am trying to run the audio plugin created during the tutorial: [https://www.juce.com/doc/tutorial\_code\_basic\_plugin](https://www.juce.com/doc/tutorial_code_basic_plugin). It builds successfully but doesn’t start and gives error: Unable to start program …\TutotrialPlugin\Builds\VisualStudio2015\Debug\TutrorialPlugin.dll Operation not supported. Unknown error: 0x800700c1.

Good luck

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### Author: ![Adas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/cc9497/32.png) [@Adas](https://forum.juce.com/u/Adas)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2017, 12:41pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/vst-plug-in-clean-project-error-help/20576/3 "2017-01-14T12:41:18Z")

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Actually, they didn’t manage do solve that problem 😕 neither did I

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### Author: ![daniel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.juce.com/daniel/32/790_2.png) [@daniel](https://forum.juce.com/u/daniel)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2017, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/vst-plug-in-clean-project-error-help/20576/4 "2017-01-14T13:28:58Z")

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It looks like you try to start a dll in the debugger. A plugin is a enhanchement to be run from a DAW, either Cubase, Reaper, Studio One or the JuceDemoHost.

Did you try the things @jonathonracz proposed?

> [@Error starting audio plugin from Visual Studio 2015 after building succesfully](https://forum.juce.com/t/error-starting-audio-plugin-from-visual-studio-2015-after-building-succesfully/17345/2):
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> Yeah, it’s weird. The reason why that’s happening is because the debugger is attempting to execute your plugin like a standalone application, which won’t work since it’s just a DLL. There are two ways of setting up plugin debugging in VS that I know of: First way: You need to start up a host (Ableton, Reaper, whatever) and attach the VS debugger to it, then load an instance of your plugin. VS should be able to load the debug symbols for your plugin automatically and then you’ll be able to set b…

What were the problems you got using one of his methods?