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+Installation Instructions for Windows
+*************************************
+
+If you are compiling for MinGW or cygwin, please refer to the INSTALL file.
+
+If you are using Microsoft Visual Studio:
+- Open the relevant solution file libusb.dsw for MSVC6, libusb.sln for Visual
+ Studio 2005 or later (you will go through a conversion process if using 2008
+ or later). These files are located in the msvc\ directory.
+- If you want to debug the library, uncomment the ENABLE_DEBUG_LOGGING define
+ in msvc\config.h
+- Select your configuration and compile the project
+
+Note that if you are using Visual Studio Express, you will not be able to
+compile the 64 bit version of the library.
+
+If you are using the freely available Windows DDK/WDK (Driver Development Kit)
+- If you want to debug the library, uncomment the ENABLE_DEBUG_LOGGING define
+ in msvc\config.h
+- Open one of the relevant Free Build or Checked Build prompt for your target
+ platform
+- Navigate to the msvc\ directory where the ddk_build.cmd file is located, and
+ run 'ddk_build'
+- To produce a DLL rather than a static library, use: 'ddk_build DLL'
+- To produce a static library that uses LIBCMT[d] instead of MSVCRT[d] (/MT[d]
+ vs /MD[d] in Visual Studio) use: 'ddk_build /MT'
+
+Note that using the Windows DDK, it is possible to compile both the 32 and 64
+bit versions of the library.
+
+
+Destination directories
+***********************
+
+The 32 bit binaries compiled either from Visual Studio or the DDK are placed in
+a Win32\ directory at the root of the library
+The 64 bit binaries are placed in an x64 directory
+
+
+Troubleshooting
+***************
+
+If the compilation process complains about missing libraries, you need to ensure
+that the default library paths for your project point to a directory that
+contains the necessary libraries.
+If needed, these libraries can be obtained by installing either the latest
+Windows SDK or the DDK (Links provided at the end of this file).
+
+
+Links
+*****
+
+Additional information related to the Windows backend:
+ http://libusb.org/wiki/windows_backend
+
+Latest Windows Driver (Development) Kit (DDK):
+ http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=36a2630f-5d56-43b5-b996-7633f2ec14ff
+
+Latest Microsoft Windows SDK:
+ http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=c17ba869-9671-4330-a63e-1fd44e0e2505