Installing FreeGuide on Windows

Get Java

Before you do anything else, you will need the Java 2 Runtime Environment version 1.6 or above: You can check this by typing java -version in a DOS or Cmd window. Ask on the FreeGuide Users' mailing list (see the ContactUs page) if you have trouble installing Java.

Get FreeGuide

Now, to get FreeGuide, go to the download page and pick the file like this: "freeguide-x.x.x-with-xmltv-win32.exe" with the highest version number to get the windows installer.

After downloading, double-clicking on the .exe file and following the installation instructions. After the installation, you will find a FreeGuide icon in your start menu.

NOTE: on recent versions of Windows you need to do this: Avoid "Permission Denied" error

If you use a proxy server (if you don't know, you probably don't), you'll need to read this page: ConfigureProxyOnWindows.