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'''Installation & Usage for NS3 on Windows'''
= Requirements =
* Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
* Microsoft Windows 7 or Microsoft Windows XP

Note: By default the /MP compiler option is set to 30 reduce build time. However, this setting can significantly impact the performance of your system if processor and memory resources are limited. Please remove this option or reduce the number from 30 , based on your system's capabilities. For more on the MP option visit this [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb385193.aspx link]

Here is a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61wqGmcqnHs youtube video] showing how to locate the MP option

= Download =
= First Build =
Currently the Visual Studio Solution is organized into two project. This organization is liable to change in the upcoming releases

# Main project: Containing the Windows GUI components, the examples folder and the folder where your scripts may go.The output of this project is the ns3Main.exe executable.
# ns-3-dev-lib project: Containing the "src" folder from the parent ns-3 project.The output of this project is the "ns-3-dev-lib.lib" static library which the "Main" project will link into


The steps to build the ns3Main.exe executable are as follows
# Open the "ns-3-dev.sln" Visual studio 2010 solution file by double-clicking it.This file is located under the "Windows\ns-3-dev" folder.
# Once the entire solution is opened, right-click the "ns-3-dev-lib" project and select the "build" option.Here is a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QRbtax1j5Q youtube video] showing the previous two steps.
# After ensuring "ns-3-dev-lib.lib" is successfully built , right-click on the "Main" project and select build.

Here is a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OOR_n-O35A youtube video] showing this step.
# Watch out linker errors (some are expected during the release of ns-3.10-Win-1.0 as several components are missing.Locate the "ns3Main.exe" file (Located under "Windows\ns-3-dev\Debug")and double-click it.

Here is a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfltlUv2Xic youtube video] showing this step.

= Running an example =
# Open the ns3Main.exe executable
# Locate the example you want to run from the Examples tree
# Specify optional "Application arguments"
# Specify optional logging by selecting the appropriate Log component and Log Level
# Select an optional logging prefix such as "Prefix Time"
# Select the "Play" button
# At the end of the simulation a message box saying "Simulation Complete" will appear.

Here is a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYRKO0ssB5o youtube video] showing the above steps

= Adding your code =
= Debugging =