## Prerequisites
-* Windows 7 or later
-* Visual Studio 2010 Express or Professional, with SP1 update
- * Make sure "X64 Compilers and Tools" are installed if you use the
- Professional edition.
+* Windows 8
+* Visual Studio 2013
* [Python 2.7](http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.7/)
* 32bit [node.js](http://nodejs.org/)
* [git](http://git-scm.com)
-If you are using Visual Studio 2010 __Express__ then you also need following
+If you are using Visual Studio 2013 __Express__ then you also need following
softwares:
* [WDK](http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=11800)
* `Build Environments` is required.
-* [Windows 7 SDK](http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8279)
- * `Windows Headers` and `Visual C++ Compilers` are required.
The instructions below are executed under [cygwin](http://www.cygwin.com),
but it's not a requirement, you can also build atom-shell under the Windows
### Command xxxx not found
If you encountered an error like `Command xxxx not found`, you may try to use
-the `Visual Studio x64 Tools Command Prompt (2010)` console to execute the build
-scripts.
+the `VS2012 Command Prompt` console to execute the build scripts.
### Assertion failed: ((handle))->activecnt >= 0
/cygdrive/c/Python27/python.exe script/bootstrap.py
```
-### LNK1123: failure during conversion to COFF: file invalid or corrupt
-
-Upgrading to VS 2010 SP1 would solve this, read the Microsoft Support article
-on more of this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2757355.
-
### LNK1181: cannot open input file 'kernel32.lib'
Try reinstalling 32bit node.js.