GUI Wallet Beta 2 installer for Windows, initial version

installers/windows/.gitignore

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+# Ignore the subdirectory with the individual GUI Wallet files
+bin/

installers/windows/LICENSE

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+Copyright (c) 2014-2017, The Monero Project
+
+All rights reserved.
+
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+
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+
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+Parts of the project are originally copyright (c) 2012-2013 The Cryptonote
+developers

installers/windows/Monero.iss

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+; Monero GUI Wallet Beta 2 Installer for Windows
+; Copyright (c) 2014-2017, The Monero Project
+; See LICENSE
+
+[Setup]
+AppName=Monero Core + GUI Wallet
+AppVersion=0.10.3.1
+DefaultDirName={pf}\Monero Core
+DefaultGroupName=Monero Core + GUI Wallet
+UninstallDisplayIcon={app}\monero-wallet-gui.exe
+PrivilegesRequired=admin
+ArchitecturesInstallIn64BitMode=x64
+ArchitecturesAllowed=x64
+WizardSmallImageFile=WizardSmallImage.bmp
+WizardImageFile=WelcomeImage.bmp
+DisableWelcomePage=no
+LicenseFile=LICENSE
+
+
+[Languages]
+Name: "en"; MessagesFile: "compiler:Default.isl"
+; Without localized versions of special forms, messages etc. of the installer, and without translated ReadMe's
+; it probably does not make much sense to offer other install-time languages beside English
+; Name: "fr"; MessagesFile: "compiler:Languages\French.isl"
+; Name: "it"; MessagesFile: "compiler:Languages\Italian.isl"
+; Name: "jp"; MessagesFile: "compiler:Languages\Japanese.isl"
+; Name: "nl"; MessagesFile: "compiler:Languages\Dutch.isl"
+; Name: "pt"; MessagesFile: "compiler:Languages\Portuguese.isl"
+
+
+[Files]
+Source: "ReadMe.htm"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+Source: "FinishImage.bmp"; Flags: dontcopy
+
+; Monero GUI wallet
+Source: "bin\monero-wallet-gui.exe"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+
+; Monero GUI wallet log file
+; Beta 2 does not have the "--log-file" command-line option of the CLI wallet and insists to put the .log beside the .exe
+; so pre-create the file and give the necessary permissions to the wallet to write into it
+Source: "monero-wallet-gui.log"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp; Permissions: users-modify
+
+; Monero CLI wallet
+Source: "bin\monero-wallet-cli.exe"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+
+; Monero wallet RPC interface implementation
+Source: "bin\monero-wallet-rpc.exe"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+
+; Monero daemon
+Source: "bin\monerod.exe"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+
+; Monero daemon wrapped in a batch file that stops before the text window closes, to see any error messages
+Source: "monero-daemon.bat"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp;
+
+; Monero blockchain utilities
+Source: "bin\monero-blockchain-export.exe"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+Source: "bin\monero-blockchain-import.exe"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+Source: "bin\monero-utils-deserialize.exe"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+
+; Various .qm files for translating the wallet UI "on the fly" into all supported languages
+Source: "bin\translations\*"; DestDir: "{app}\translations"; Flags: recursesubdirs comparetimestamp
+
+; Core Qt runtime
+Source: "bin\Qt5Core.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+Source: "bin\Qt5Gui.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+Source: "bin\Qt5Multimedia.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+Source: "bin\Qt5MultimediaQuick_p.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+Source: "bin\Qt5Network.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+Source: "bin\Qt5Qml.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+Source: "bin\Qt5Quick.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+Source: "bin\Qt5Svg.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+Source: "bin\Qt5Widgets.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+Source: "bin\Qt5XmlPatterns.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+
+; Qt QML elements like the local files selector "FolderListModel" and "Settings"
+Source: "bin\Qt\*"; DestDir: "{app}\Qt"; Flags: recursesubdirs comparetimestamp
+
+; Qt audio support
+Source: "bin\audio\*"; DestDir: "{app}\audio"; Flags: recursesubdirs comparetimestamp
+
+; Qt bearer / network connection management
+Source: "bin\bearer\*"; DestDir: "{app}\bearer"; Flags: recursesubdirs comparetimestamp
+
+; Qt Windows platform plugin	
+Source: "bin\platforms\qwindows.dll"; DestDir: "{app}\platforms"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+
+; Qt support for SVG icons	
+Source: "bin\iconengines\*"; DestDir: "{app}\iconengines"; Flags: recursesubdirs comparetimestamp
+
+; Qt support for various image formats (JPEG, BMP, SVG etc)	
+Source: "bin\imageformats\*"; DestDir: "{app}\imageformats"; Flags: recursesubdirs comparetimestamp
+
+; Qt multimedia support	
+Source: "bin\QtMultimedia\*"; DestDir: "{app}\QtMultimedia"; Flags: recursesubdirs comparetimestamp
+Source: "bin\mediaservice\*"; DestDir: "{app}\mediaservice"; Flags: recursesubdirs comparetimestamp
+
+; Qt support for "m3u" playlists
+; candidate for elimination? Don't think the GUI wallet needs such playlists	
+Source: "bin\playlistformats\*"; DestDir: "{app}\playlistformats"; Flags: recursesubdirs comparetimestamp
+
+; Qt graphical effects as part of the core runtime, effects like blurring and blending
+Source: "bin\QtGraphicalEffects\*"; DestDir: "{app}\QtGraphicalEffects"; Flags: recursesubdirs comparetimestamp
+
+; Some more Qt graphical effects
+; "private" as a name for this directory looks a little strange. Historical reasons?	
+Source: "bin\private\*"; DestDir: "{app}\private"; Flags: recursesubdirs comparetimestamp
+
+; Qt QML files
+Source: "bin\QtQml\*"; DestDir: "{app}\QtQml"; Flags: recursesubdirs comparetimestamp
+
+; Qt Quick files
+Source: "bin\QtQuick\*"; DestDir: "{app}\QtQuick"; Flags: recursesubdirs comparetimestamp
+Source: "bin\QtQuick.2\*"; DestDir: "{app}\QtQuick.2"; Flags: recursesubdirs comparetimestamp
+
+; Qt Quick 2D Renderer fallback for systems / environments with "low-level graphics" i.e. without 3D support
+Source: "bin\scenegraph\*"; DestDir: "{app}\scenegraph"; Flags: recursesubdirs comparetimestamp
+Source: "bin\start-low-graphics-mode.bat"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+
+; Mesa, open-source OpenGL implementation; part of "low-level graphics" support
+Source: "bin\opengl32sw.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+
+; Left out subdirectory "qmltooling" with the Qt QML debugger: Probably not relevant in an end-user package
+
+; Microsoft Direct3D runtime
+Source: "bin\D3Dcompiler_47.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+
+; bzip2 support
+Source: "bin\libbz2-1.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+
+; ANGLE ("Almost Native Graphics Layer Engine") support, as used by Qt
+Source: "bin\libEGL.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+Source: "bin\libGLESV2.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+
+; FreeType font engine, as used by Qt
+Source: "bin\libfreetype-6.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+
+; GCC runtime, x64 version
+Source: "bin\libgcc_s_seh-1.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+
+; GLib, low level core library e.g. for GNOME and GTK+
+; Really needed under Windows?
+Source: "bin\libglib-2.0-0.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+
+; Graphite font support
+; Really needed?
+Source: "bin\libgraphite2.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+
+; HarfBuzz OpenType text shaping engine
+; Really needed?
+Source: "bin\libharfbuzz-0.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+
+; LibIconv, conversions between character encodings
+Source: "bin\libiconv-2.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+
+; Part of cygwin? Needed by Qt somehow?
+Source: "bin\libicudt57.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+Source: "bin\libicuin57.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+Source: "bin\libicuuc57.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+
+; Library for native language support, part of GNU gettext
+Source: "bin\libintl-8.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+
+; JasPer, support for JPEG-2000
+Source: "bin\libjasper-1.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+
+; libjpeg, C library for reading and writing JPEG image files
+Source: "bin\libjpeg-8.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+
+; Little CMS, color management system
+Source: "bin\liblcms2-2.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+
+; XZ Utils, LZMA compression library
+Source: "bin\liblzma-5.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+
+; MNG / Portable Network Graphics ("animated PNG") 
+Source: "bin\libmng-2.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+
+; PCRE, Perl Compatible Regular Expressions
+Source: "bin\libpcre-1.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+Source: "bin\libpcre16-0.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+
+; libpng, the official PNG reference library
+Source: "bin\libpng16-16.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+
+; libstdc++, GNU Standard C++ Library
+Source: "bin\libstdc++-6.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+
+; LibTIFF, TIFF Library and Utilities
+Source: "bin\libtiff-5.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+
+; C++ threading support
+Source: "bin\libwinpthread-1.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+
+; zlib compression library
+Source: "bin\zlib1.dll"; DestDir: "{app}"; Flags: comparetimestamp
+
+
+[Run]
+Filename: "{app}\ReadMe.htm"; Description: "Show ReadMe"; Flags: postinstall shellexec skipifsilent
+
+; DON'T offer to run the wallet right away, let the people read about initial blockchain download first in the ReadMe
+; Filename: "{app}\monero-wallet-gui.exe"; Description: "Run GUI Wallet now"; Flags: postinstall nowait skipifsilent
+
+
+[Code]
+var
+  BlockChainDirPage: TInputDirWizardPage;
+  blockChainDefaultDir: String;
+
+procedure InitializeWizard;
+var s: String;
+    width: Integer;
+begin
+  // Large image for the "Welcome" page, with page reconfigured
+  WizardForm.WelcomeLabel1.Visible := false;
+  WizardForm.WelcomeLabel2.Visible := false;
+  WizardForm.WizardBitmapImage.Height := 300;
+  WizardForm.WizardBitmapImage.Width := 500;
+
+  // Image for the "Finnish" screen, in standard WizardBitmapImage size of 164 x 314
+  ExtractTemporaryFile('FinishImage.bmp');
+  WizardForm.WizardBitmapImage2.Bitmap.LoadFromFile(ExpandConstant('{tmp}\FinishImage.bmp'));
+
+  // Additional wizard page for entering a special blockchain location
+  blockChainDefaultDir := ExpandConstant('{commonappdata}\bitmonero');
+  s := 'The default folder to store the Monero blockchain is ' + blockChainDefaultDir;
+  s := s + '. As this will need up to 20 GB of free space, you may want to use a folder on a different drive.';
+  s := s + ' If yes, specify that folder here.';
+
+  BlockChainDirPage := CreateInputDirPage(wpSelectDir,
+    'Select Blockchain Directory', 'Where should the blockchain be installed?',
+    s,
+    False, '');
+  BlockChainDirPage.Add('');
+
+  BlockChainDirPage.Values[0] := GetPreviousData('BlockChainDir', '');
+  if BlockChainDirPage.Values[0] = '' then begin
+    // Unfortunately 'TInputDirWizardDirPage' does not allow empty field
+    BlockChainDirPage.Values[0] := blockChainDefaultDir;
+  end;
+end;
+
+procedure RegisterPreviousData(PreviousDataKey: Integer);
+begin
+  // Store the selected folder for further reinstall/upgrade
+  SetPreviousData(PreviousDataKey, 'BlockChainDir', BlockChainDirPage.Values[0]);
+end;
+
+function BlockChainDir(Param: String) : String;
+// Directory of the blockchain
+var s: String;
+begin
+  s := BlockChainDirPage.Values[0];
+  Result := s;
+  // No quotes for folder name with blanks as this is never used as part of a command line
+end;
+
+function UpdateReadyMemo(Space, NewLine, MemoUserInfoInfo, MemoDirInfo, MemoTypeInfo,
+  MemoComponentsInfo, MemoGroupInfo, MemoTasksInfo: String): String;
+var s: String;
+begin
+  // Fill the 'Ready Memo' with the normal settings and the custom settings
+  s := '';
+  s := s + MemoDirInfo + NewLine + NewLine;
+
+  s := s + 'Blockchain folder' + NewLine;
+  s := s + Space + BlockChainDir('') + NewLine;
+
+  Result := s;
+end;
+
+function DaemonLog(Param: String) : String;
+// Full filename of the log of the daemon
+begin
+  Result := BlockChainDir('') + '\bitmonero.log';
+  // No quotes for filename with blanks as this is never used as part of a command line
+end;
+
+function DaemonFlags(Param: String): String;
+// Flags to add to the shortcut to the daemon
+var s: String;
+begin
+  s := BlockChainDir('');
+  if s = blockChainDefaultDir then begin
+    // No need to add the default dir as flags for the daemon
+    s := '';
+  end;
+  if Pos(' ', s) > 0 then begin
+    // Quotes needed for filename with blanks
+    s := '"' + s + '"';
+  end;
+  if s <> '' then begin
+    s := '--data-dir ' + s;
+  end;
+  Result := s;
+end;
+
+procedure CurStepChanged(CurStep: TSetupStep);
+var s: TArrayOfString;
+begin
+  if CurStep = ssPostInstall then begin
+    // Re-build "monero-daemon.bat" according to actual install and blockchain directory used
+    SetArrayLength(s, 3);
+    s[0] := 'REM Execute the Monero daemon and then stay with window open after it exits';
+    s[1] := '"' + ExpandConstant('{app}\monerod.exe') + '" ' + DaemonFlags('');
+    s[2] := 'PAUSE';
+    SaveStringsToFile(ExpandConstant('{app}\monero-daemon.bat'), s, false); 
+  end;
+end;
+
+function InitializeUninstall(): Boolean;
+var s: String;
+begin
+  s := 'Please note: Uninstall will not delete any downloaded blockchain. ';
+  s := s + 'If you do not need it anymore you have to delete it manually.';
+  s := s + #13#10#13#10 + 'Uninstall also will not delete any wallets that you created.';
+  MsgBox(s, mbInformation, MB_OK);
+  Result := true;
+end;
+
+
+[Icons]
+; Icons in the "Monero Core + GUI Wallet" program group
+; Windows will almost always display icons in alphabetical order, per level, so specify the text accordingly
+Name: "{group}\GUI Wallet"; Filename: "{app}\monero-wallet-gui.exe"
+Name: "{group}\Monero Daemon"; Filename: "{app}\monerod.exe"; Parameters: {code:DaemonFlags}
+Name: "{group}\Read Me"; Filename: "{app}\ReadMe.htm"
+Name: "{group}\Textual (CLI) Wallet"; Filename: "{app}\monero-wallet-cli.exe"
+
+; Icons for troubleshooting problems / testing / debugging
+; For Windows 7 it would be ok to go one level deeper with those icons into a folder, e.g. called "Troubleshooting"
+;   Syntax would be:   Name: "{group}\Troubleshooting\GUI Wallet Low Graphics Mode" ...
+; However, Windows 10 stupidly insists on displayin ALL icons on one single level despite finding them in such a folder
+; So just make those icons visually different from the others by text, and make them sort at the end by the help of "x" in front 
+Name: "{group}\x (Try GUI Wallet Low Graphics Mode)"; Filename: "{app}\start-low-graphics-mode.bat"
+Name: "{group}\x (Try Daemon, Exit Confirm)"; Filename: "{app}\monero-daemon.bat"
+Name: "{group}\x (Try Kill Daemon)"; Filename: "Taskkill.exe"; Parameters: "/IM monerod.exe /T /F"
+Name: "{group}\x (Check GUI Wallet Log)"; Filename: "Notepad"; Parameters: "{app}\monero-wallet-gui.log"
+Name: "{group}\x (Check Daemon Log)"; Filename: "Notepad"; Parameters: {code:DaemonLog}
+Name: "{group}\x (Check Default Wallet Folder)"; Filename: "{win}\Explorer.exe"; Parameters: "{userdocs}\Monero\wallets"
+Name: "{group}\x (Check Blockchain Folder)"; Filename: "{win}\Explorer.exe"; Parameters: {code:BlockChainDir}
+
+
+[Registry]
+; Store any special flags for the daemon in the registry location where the GUI wallet will take it from
+; So if the wallet is used to start the daemon instead of the separate icon the wallet will pass the correct flags
+; Side effect, mostly positive: The uninstaller will clean the registry
+Root: HKCU; Subkey: "Software\monero-project"; Flags: uninsdeletekeyifempty
+Root: HKCU; Subkey: "Software\monero-project\monero-core"; Flags: uninsdeletekey
+Root: HKCU; Subkey: "Software\monero-project\monero-core"; ValueType: string; ValueName: "daemonFlags"; ValueData: {code:DaemonFlags};
+

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+# Monero Core + GUI Wallet Beta 2 Windows Installer #
+
+Copyright (c) 2014-2017, The Monero Project
+
+## Introduction ##
+
+This is a *Inno Setup* script `Monero.iss` plus some related files that
+allows you to build a standalone Windows installer (.exe) for the
+Monero GUI Wallet Beta 2.
+
+This turns the GUI Wallet into a more or less standard Windows program,
+by default installed into a subdirectory of `C:\Program Files`, a
+program group with some icons in the *Start* menu, and automatic
+uninstall support. It helps lower the "barrier to entry" somewhat,
+especially for less technically experienced users of Monero.
+
+As the setup script in file [Monero.iss](Monero.iss) has to list every
+single file of the GUI Wallet package to install by name, this version
+of the script only works with exactly the GUI Beta 2 that you find on
+[the official download page](https://getmonero.org/downloads/).
+
+But of course it will be easy to modify the script for future versions
+of the GUI Wallet.
+
+## License ##
+
+See [LICENSE](LICENSE).
+
+## Building ##
+
+You can only build on Windows, and the result is always a Windows .exe
+file that can act as a standalone installer for the GUI Wallet Beta 2.
+
+The build steps in detail:
+
+1. Install *Inno Setup*. You can get it from [here](http://www.jrsoftware.org/isdl.php)
+2. Get the Inno Setup script plus related files by cloning the whole [monero-core](https://github.com/monero-project/monero-core) repository; you will only need the files in the installer directory  `installers\windows` however
+3. The setup script is written to take the GUI Wallet files from a subdirectory named `bin`; so create `installers\windows\bin`, get the zip file of the GUI Wallet Beta 2 from [here](https://getmonero.org/downloads/), unpack it somewhere, and copy all the files and subdirectories in the `monero-gui-0.10.3.1-beta2` directory to this `bin` subdirectory
+4. Start Inno Setup, load `Monero.iss` and compile it.
+5. The result i.e. the finished installer will be the file `mysetup.exe` in the `installers\windows\Output` subdirectory 
+

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+<html>
+<head>
+<title>Monero Core + GUI Wallet Beta 2</title>
+</head>
+
+<body style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
+<h1>Monero Core + GUI Wallet Beta 2</h1>
+
+  <p>Copyright (c) 2014-2017, The Monero Project<br>
+  Date: June 9, 2017</p>
+
+<h2>Preface</h2>
+
+  <p>This ReadMe does not aim to be a complete introduction to Monero. If you are new to Monero or even to
+    cryptocurrencies in general you find a good introduction on reddit at
+    <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/5zgail/rmonero_newcomers_please_read_everything_you_need/">Newcomers Please Read. Everything You Need To Know</a>.
+    You also find a lot of good tutorials on <a href="https://www.monero.how/">Monero.How</a>.
+  </p>
+
+  <p>Please note that Monero and its software are constantly evolving and progressing; it probably won't take
+  long for some of the information here to become outdated.
+  </p>
+
+<h2>Content of the Package</h2>
+
+  <p>You just installed the Beta 2 of the <i>Monero GUI Wallet</i> for Windows, more exact version 0.10.3.1. The wallet
+  enables you to send and receive moneroj in a secure and very private way.
+  </p>
+
+  <p>Also included is the whole <i>Monero Core</i> software, so you have everything now to run a so-called <i>full node</i>
+  and become part of the network of nodes that manages the Monero blockchain; you don't need to install additional
+  packages in order to start.</p>
+
+  <p>For checking whether there are already newer versions of this package you can go to the
+  <a href="https://getmonero.org/downloads/">Downloads</a> page on <a href="https://getmonero.org/home">getmonero.org</a>,
+  the official Monero site.</p> 
+
+<h2>Access to the Blockchain</h2>
+
+  <p>Any Monero wallet needs access to the <i>blockchain</i>, the ongoing ledger of all Monero transactions. For the
+  GUI wallet there are two principal ways to get that access: You can let Monero sync with the network
+  i.e. let it download the blockchain and store it locally on your computer, or you can configure your wallet to
+  access a remote <i>open node</i> to get indirect access to the blockchain.</p>
+
+  <p>Working with your own copy of the blockchain is <b>preferred</b>: It strengthens the Monero network, and it
+  provides the most security and privacy possible for you.</p>
+
+  <p>However if your Internet access makes it difficult to run a full node, or if you have simply no room to store
+  the blockchain locally (over 17 GB in summer 2017, and of course growing), you can compromise and try to connect
+  to a remote node. One way of finding such a node is checking
+  <a href="https://moneroworld.com/pages/nodes.html">this page</a>.
+  </p>
+
+<h2>Initial Blockchain Download</h2>
+
+  <p>Please do read the following <b>before</b> jumping right in and starting the GUI wallet:</p>
+
+  <p>If you decide to work with your own copy of the blockchain, which you should whenever possible, you have to
+  download it first; it's not part of the installed package.
+  Beside the GUI wallet there is second program, the so-called <i>Monero daemon</i>, which will carry out that download.</p>
+
+  <p>Depending on your Internet access and the speed of your computer this can take
+  <b>several hours</b>, in some cases <b>more than a day</b>. Furthermore there are unfortunate cases where the
+  download gets stuck somehow or doesn't work at all, e.g. because a firewall prevents access to other nodes of the
+  Monero network.</p>
+
+  <p>The GUI wallet can start the daemon for you, but that way you will not see much during initial blockchain
+  download, especially you probably won't see any error messages in case something goes wrong. By starting the
+  daemon yourself "by hand" using the <i>Monero Daemon</i> icon in the Monero program group you will
+  see it running and displaying messages in a separate window.</p>
+   
+  <p>If all goes well the daemon will finally display a message like this:
+  <i>You are now synchronized with the network.</i></p>
+
+  <p><b>Then</b> you are ready for sure to start your Monero adventures by starting the GUI wallet.</p>
+
+<h2>Allowing Other Nodes to Connect to Your Node</h2>
+
+  <p>When the Monero daemon downloads the blockchain it does so by connecting to other nodes of the network.</p>
+
+  <p>If you allow incoming TCP/IP connections to port 18080 on your computer and let your daemon run for extended
+  periods of time you can "return the favor" and help others in turn to get access to Monero. However, depending on
+  your Internet connection, firewall, modem, router, ISP etc. this might not be possible, and opening a port in such
+  a way usually requires some technical knowledge.</p>
+
+  <p>If you want to try you may start e.g. with
+  <a href="https://monero.stackexchange.com/questions/2479/how-do-i-enable-incoming-connections-eli5">this Monero Stack Exchange</a>
+  question.</p>
+
+<h2>Troubleshooting</h2>
+
+  <p>The Monero software and especially the GUI wallet are "work in progress", as you can expect seeing the word
+  <i>Beta</i> in the name of the package, and sometimes things go wrong.</p>
+
+  <p>Please note that despite any technical problems that you may encounter your moneroj are almost always safe: You may
+  not be able to move them or you even may not see how many you currently have, but you most probably won't loose any.
+  But do remember that the seed needed to re-create the wallet <b>is</b> critical, however: <b>Never loose your
+  seed!</b></p>
+
+  <p>There is a <b>bug</b> in this beta of the GUI Wallet that triggers if it is installed in a path that contains spaces /
+  blank characters, like the default location for Windows programs <i>C:\Program Files</i> unfortunately does.
+  Symptoms are problems in the communication between the wallet and the daemon, e.g. the wallet not "seeing" the
+  daemon and then not knowing whether it is "synchronized" with the network and thus ready to work or not. You can
+  avoid these problems by starting the daemon yourself, with the help of the <i>Monero Daemon</i> icon in the
+  Monero program group.</p>
+
+  <p>In the <i>Monero Core + GUI Wallet</i> program group there are several icons that may help you to solve problems.
+  These are the icons with a <i>x</i> in front and the name <i>(in parenthesis)</i> to make them visually stand
+  apart from the "normal" ones because you will probably only need them in case of trouble, but not during normal
+  usage of Monero.</p>
+
+  <p>Here an overview and short info what each icon does:</p>
+
+  <table cellpadding="3" border="1">
+    <tr>
+      <td><i>x (Try GUI Wallet Low Graphics Mode)</i></td>
+      <td>Run the GUI wallet in a mode that allows for low-graphics
+        environments, e.g. systems with very simple non-hardware-accelerated or emulated / virtualized video cards;
+       also try if the display is simply slow
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+
+    <tr>
+      <td><i>x (Monero Daemon, Exit Confirm)</i></td>
+      <td>
+        Run the Monero daemon in a window that does not automatically close if
+        the daemon should exit because of a fatal error; useful in cases where the normal daemon icon
+        just leads to a window that closes right away
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+
+    <tr>
+      <td><i>x (Try Kill Daemon)</i></td>
+      <td>
+        Kill any running daemon (technically, any process called <i>monerod.exe</i>), whether
+        with or without any visible window, for starting "with a clean slate"; easier than
+        killing such tasks with the help of the Windows Task Manager
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+
+    <tr>
+      <td><i>x (Check GUI Wallet Log)</i></td>
+      <td>Open the log with status and error messages of the GUI wallet program in Notepad;
+      experienced people have a chance to diagnose technical problems with the wallet by looking at the last few lines
+      of this log</td>
+    </tr>
+
+    <tr>
+      <td><i>x (Check Daemon Log)</i></td>
+      <td>
+        Open the log with status and error messages of the daemon in Notepad; again, the last few
+        lines of this (possible very long) log are the most important for troubleshooting
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+
+    <tr>
+      <td><i>x (Check Default Wallet Folder)</i></td>
+      <td>
+        Open the standard wallet folder in Windows Explorer; useful e.g. if you want to backup
+        your wallets
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+
+    <tr>
+      <td><i>x (Check Default Wallet Folder)</i></td>
+      <td>
+        Open the folder containing the blockchain in Windows Explorer
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+  </table>
+
+</body>
+</html>

installers/windows/monero-daemon.bat

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+REM Execute the Monero daemon and then stay with window open after it exits
+"C:\Program Files\Monero Core\monerod.exe"
+PAUSE

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