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+# Build on windows
+
+* When you clone the repository, remember to run `git submodule update --init`
+
+* Install dotNetFramework [[4.0|http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=17851]] (if not installed yet)
+
+* Install [[msysGit PortableGit 1.7.8|http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/downloads/detail?name=PortableGit-1.7.8-preview20111206.7z]]
+  *  rename the .7z file to .exe, execute and extract to `C:\msysgit`
+
+* Download [[SmartIrc4net-0.4.0.bin.zip|http://sourceforge.net/projects/smartirc4net/files/SmartIrc4net/0.4.0/SmartIrc4net-0.4.0.bin.zip/download]]
+  * Copy `Meebey.SmartIrc4net.dll` and `Meebey.SmartIrc4net.xml` from the zip file in `bin\release` to `SparkleShare\bin` (create that directory if it does not exist)
+
+* Download [[CefSharp-0.3.1.7z|https://github.com/downloads/chillitom/CefSharp/CefSharp-0.3.1.7z]]
+  * Copy `avcodec-52.dll`, `avformat-52.dll`, `avutil-50.dll`, `CefSharp.dll`, `icudt42.dll` and `libcef.dll` from the 7z file in `CefSharp-0.3.1\Release\` to `SparkleShare\bin`
+
+* Copy the entire contents of the msysGit folder to `SparkleShare\bin\msysgit` 
+
+* Open a command shell and execute
+
+        sparkleshare\windows\build.cmd
+
+* `SparkleShare\bin` should now contain `SparkleLib.dll` and `SparkleShare.exe`
+
+* If you want to build the Windows installer download and install [[WiX|http://wix.sourceforge.net/]]
+
+* Then run
+
+        sparkleshare\windows\build.cmd installer
+