= How to make Windows 7 usable =

== Classic software ==

 * Firefox, UK English: [http://www.mozilla.org/firefox/all.html?lang-search=british]
 * Chrome, UK English: [https://www.google.com/chrome/?hl=en-GB]
 * VLC: [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html]
 * GVim: [http://www.vim.org/download.php#pc]
 * Gimp: [http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html]
 * Inkscape: [http://inkscape.org/download/?lang=en]
 * Wireshark: [http://www.wireshark.org/download.html]

== Usability ==

 * Typical X11 behaviour '''focus-follows-mouse''', '''no-raise''', '''right-click-sends-back''' and '''middle-click-pastes''': TXmouse ([http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/nt/TXMouse/]); download binary and copy it in `Startup` folder (possibly for all users)
 * '''compose key''': AllChars ([http://sourceforge.net/projects/allchars/files/]); unzip and copy `.exe` to `Startup` folder (possibly for all users) and `*.dll` to `c:\Windows\system32`.
 * Disable boot-time numlock: edit registry key '''InitialKeyboardIndicators''' and set bit 1 (mask value 2) to 0.
 * Set logon screen keyboard layout: '''Control Panel''', '''Region and Language''', '''Administrative''', '''Copy Settings'''
 * Set logon screen image:
   * Set `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background` key `OEMBackground` to 1.
   * Browse `c:\Windows\system32\oobe\info\backgrounds` and put a `backgroundDefault.jpg` image there.
 * Remove Xbox 360 Neighbourhood icon: search `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop` for a key containing `Xbox` and remove it.

== MSYS ==

 * Download installer from [http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw/files/Automated%20MinGW%20Installer/mingw-get-inst/]
 * Run the installer and optionally select all proposed packages
 * Install the following packages using `mingw-get`:
   * `msys-vim`
   * `mintty`
 * Tweaking
   * Edit `c:\MinGW\msys\1.0\etc\fstab` using a text editor and append the following line: `c:\Users\ /home` (this will make sure MSYS see the proper user directories)
   * Add `--mintty` to the MinGW shell icon command line
 * Git
   * Download and run msysGit ([http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/])
   * Choose the '''Run Git and included Unix tools from the Windows Command Prompt''' install option
 * Python
   * Download from [http://www.python.org/download/releases/]