Binary install, Windows

• Start by unpacking the mcstas-1.7-i686-unknown-Win32.zip package using e.g. Winzip.
• Execute the install.bat installation script. Follow the on screen instructions.
• Set the required (see output of install.bat) environment variables using
  
  'Start/Settings/Control Panel/System/Advanced/Environment Variables'
  
  
• To get a fully working McStas environment, you must also install an ansi-c compiler, for instance BloodShed Dev-C++ (Section 6.1)
• To get a functional graphical user interface and plotting facilities, you must also install the following packages:
  • ActivePerl and ActiveTcl for GUI (see Section 6.2)
  • Matlab or Scilab for plotting (see Section 6.3)