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+Installing Wireshark on Windows
+=============================
+To install Wireshark, just download the appropriate installer program from
+
+http://www.wireshark.org/download/win32
+
+or
+
+http://www.wireshark.org/download/win64
+
+and start it. Just keep the default settings and start Wireshark after the
+installation finished (e.g. using the start menu entry).
+
+For detailed descriptions on how to install and use Wireshark and the
+related command line tools, see the Wireshark User's Guide at:
+
+http://www.wireshark.org/docs/
+
+
+Compiling the Wireshark distribution from source
+================================================
+In case you want to develop Wireshark code yourself, you can find a
+comprehensive guide how to do this in the Developer's Guide, which
+you can find (and much more info) at:
+
+http://wiki.wireshark.org/Development