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change Windows section to use Python 2.7, and compiler-based install to include workaround for #1769 

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AdvancedInstall.md

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### Windows
The following procedure will build and run Tahoe-LAFS on Windows. (This is basically source:docs/quickstart.rst and part of source:docs/running.rst with Windows-specific paths spelled out.)
Note that this assumes that you install Python in the default location (C:\Python26 for Python 2.6.x), if you choose another location you'll need to adjust the instructions below:
Note that this assumes that you install Python in the default location (C:\Python27 for Python 2.7.x), if you choose another location you'll need to adjust the instructions below:
1. Download and install Python 2.6.6 from <http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.6.6/python-2.6.6.msi> (or for 64-bit Windows, <http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.6.6/python-2.6.6.amd64.msi> ).
1. Download and install Python 2.7.3 (the x86 or x86-64 MSI installer link) from <http://www.python.org/getit/releases/2.7.3/> .
2. Download the latest Tahoe-LAFS release from <http://tahoe-lafs.org/source/tahoe-lafs/releases/>. Unpack it in a convenient place, such as C:\tahoe-lafs.
3. Open a command prompt and cd to the top of the Tahoe-LAFS tree (e.g. `cd \tahoe-lafs`).
4. Run "`C:\Python26\python setup.py build`". Wait a bit until it stops working. Note that you need a working network connection because it will download various dependencies. Ignore any warnings.
4. Run "`C:\Python27\python setup.py build`". Wait a bit until it stops working. Note that you need a working network connection because it will download various dependencies. Ignore any warnings.
5. Run "`C:\tahoe-lafs\bin\tahoe create-client C:\tahoelafsbase`". Choose an appropriate base directory.
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7. Run "`C:\tahoe-lafs\bin\tahoe start C:\tahoelafsbase`". Your node will start running and connect to the grid. The Windows firewall may ask whether or not to allow Python to make network connections. Say yes.
`C:\Python26\python setup.py install` can also optionally be used as on other platforms.
`C:\Python27\python setup.py install` can also optionally be used as on other platforms.
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==== What if that doesn't work? ====
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After installing the compilers, repeat the above instructions from step 4 (using a new command prompt to make sure that the environment variable setting has taken effect).
If you receive "error: Setup script exited with error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1" from `python setup.py build`, edit `C:\Python27\Lib\distutils\cygwincompiler.py` to remove all of the `-mno-cygwin` options, then try again (see ticket #1769). Don't do this unless it actually fails the first time round.
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#### How do I make it run as a Windows service?