diff --git a/InstallDetails.md b/InstallDetails.md index 7a7ffc4..c043def 100644 --- a/InstallDetails.md +++ b/InstallDetails.md @@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ The following procedure will install and run Tahoe on Windows: 9. Run "C:\Python26\Scripts\tahoe start --basedir C:\taboebase". 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. +=== What if that doesn't work? === + If the build or install steps result in an error that says a compiler is needed, install the MinGW C/C++ compiler as follows: 1. Download and install MinGW from http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw/files/Automated%20MinGW%20Installer/MinGW%205.1.4/MinGW-5.1.4.exe/download. The installer will prompt you for what components to install. You need the base components plus g++. @@ -208,4 +210,8 @@ If you prefer to use Python 2.5, you must install a 2.5 build of pywin32 and als 1. Download and install the Visual Studio 2008 redistributables from . This is needed for OpenSSL. -2. Download and install OpenSSL v.9.8k Light from . \ No newline at end of file +2. Download and install OpenSSL v.9.8k Light from . + +### How do I make it run as a Windows service? + + \ No newline at end of file