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+Mercurial version 0.7 for Windows
+---------------------------------
+
+Welcome to Mercurial for Windows!
+
+Mercurial is a command-line application.  You must run it from the
+Windows command prompt (or if you're hard core, a MinGW shell).
+
+By default, Mercurial installs to C:\Mercurial.  The Mercurial command
+is called hg.exe.  To run this command, the install directory must be
+in your search path.
+
+
+Setting your search path temporarily
+------------------------------------
+
+To set your search path temporarily, type the following into a command
+prompt window:
+
+set PATH=C:\Mercurial;%PATH%
+
+
+Setting your search path permanently
+------------------------------------
+
+To set your search path permanently, perform the following steps.
+These instructions are for Windows NT, 2000 and XP.
+
+1. Open the Control Panel.  Under Windows XP, select the "Classic
+   View".
+
+2. Enter the "System" control panel.
+
+3. Click on "Advanced".
+
+4. Click on "Environment Variables".
+
+5. Under "System variables", you will see "Path".  Double-click it.
+
+6. Edit "Variable value".  Each path element is separated by a
+   semicolon (";") character.  Append a semicolon to the end of the
+   list, followed by the path where you installed Mercurial
+   (e.g. C:\Mercurial).
+
+7. Click on the various "OK" buttons until you're back up to the top
+   level.
+
+8. Log out and log back in, or restart your system.
+
+9. The next time you run the Windows command prompt, you will be able
+   to run hg.exe.
+
+
+Testing Mercurial
+-----------------
+
+The easiest way to check that Mercurial is installed properly is to
+just type the following at the command prompt:
+
+hg
+
+It should print a help message.  If it does, it should work fine for
+you.
+
+
+Reporting problems
+------------------
+
+Before you report any problems, please consult the Mercurial web site
+at http://www.selenic.com/mercurial and see if your question is
+already in our list of Frequently Answered Questions (the "FAQ").
+
+If you cannot find an answer to your question, please feel free to
+send mail to the Mercurial mailing list, at <mercurial@selenic.com>.
+Remember, the more useful information you include in your report, the
+easier it will be for us to help you!
+
+If you are IRC-savvy, that's usually the fastest way to get help.  Go
+to #mercurial on irc.freenode.net.
+
+
+Author and copyright information
+--------------------------------
+
+Mercurial was written by Matt Mackall, and is maintained by Matt and a
+team of volunteers.
+
+The Windows installer was written by Bryan O'Sullivan.
+
+Copyright 2005 Matt Mackall and others.  See the CONTRIBUTORS.txt file
+for a list of contributors.
+
+Mercurial is free software, released under the terms of the GNU
+General Public License, version 2.