INSTALL.WIN

= Installing ShotFactory on Windows =

'''Important security notice:''' don't run the screenshot factory on your 
Administrator account. The program will load many websites in your browser, 
and some of them may contain exploits for known security holes. 
[BlogWindowsXpFactoryTakenOverBySpyware One of my screenshot factories has 
been hijacked in this way.] It's safest to create a new unprivileged user 
account and run the screenshot factory there.

See also StandaloneInternetExplorer if you want to run different versions 
of Internet Explorer on one machine.

There are two different ways to install the screenshot factory on windows:

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== Simple method: binaries for Windows ==

This method is strongly recommended. It does not require any other 
installations. Helper programs and the Python interpreter with all required 
libraries are included.
 
 * Download the latest zip file from the 
[http://browsershots.org/downloads/binaries/ binaries download section]
 * Extract the zip file somewhere (e.g. to a folder on the Desktop)
 * Double click on '''shotfactory.exe''', or run it from the command line

See INSTALL for registration and troubleshooting tips.

== Advanced method: source code from the Subversion repository ==

Use this method if you want to fiddle with the source code.

 * Install the following prerequisites:
   * [http://subversion.tigris.org/project_packages.html#windows Subversion]
   * [http://www.python.org/ Python]
   * [http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywin32/ Python Win32 API]
   * [http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/ Python Imaging Library]
   * [http://www.12noon.com/reschange.htm Resolution Changer (Console 
version): reschangecon.exe]
   * [http://www.teamcti.com/pview/prcview.htm Process Viewer (Command line 
version): pv.exe]
 * Check out the latest screenshot factory source code from 
http://svn.browsershots.org/trunk/shotfactory/
 * Starting with milestone:0.3-beta1, global installation with '''python 
setup.py install''' is no longer required 
 * Open a terminal, enter the source folder ('''cd shotfactory''') and run 
'''python shotfactory.py'''

See INSTALL for registration and troubleshooting tips.