#ADMB Project 

*ADMB-11.2*  
*Released December 23, 2014*  

ADMB binary installation and usage procedure for Windows using installer.

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_For Windows computers with Visual C++ compiler already installed, 
read and follow the instuctions in [QuickStart for Visual C++](QuickStartVisualC++.html)._

_For builds within *Cygwin* and *MinGW-Msys* shells, read and follow the
instructions in the [QuickStart for Unix](QuickStartUnix.html)._

Quick Start
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_**Warning** &mdash; Uninstall any existing installations of ADMB._

1. **Download** ADMB Windows Installer

       * For Windows 64Bit, download [admb-11.2-windows8-mingw64](http://ftp.admb-project.org/admb-11.2/admb-11.2-windows8-mingw64.exe).

       * For Windows 32Bit, download [admb-11.2-windows8-mingw32](http://ftp.admb-project.org/admb-11.2/admb-11.2-windows8-mingw32.exe).

       _**Note**_ &mdash; Installers include open source MinGW C++ compiler.

2. **Install** ADMB 

       Double click the downloaded **ADMB Windows Installer** and follow instructions.

3. **Use** ADMB

       On the Desktop, double click **ADMB Command Prompt** shortcut to open command line window.

       In the **ADMB Command Prompt** window, use the steps below to build and run the simple example.
 
       Copy the simple example directory.

           C:\> xcopy /I /E "%ADMB_HOME%\examples\admb\simple" simple

       Change to simple example directory.       

           C:\> cd simple

       Build simple example.

           C:\simple\> admb simple

       Run simple example.

           C:\simple\> simple

       Read [manuals](http://ftp.admb-project.org/admb-11.2/manuals/) for more information.

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For help and support, contact <users@admb-project.org>.

$Id: QuickStartWindows.txt 2879 2014-12-24 01:56:52Z johnoel $
