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Merge pull request #1983 from mccode-dev/pre-3.5.27-doc-touchup
Explicitly mention to issue mcgui / mxgui to get the GUI
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INSTALL-McStas/Windows/README.md

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# Installation of McStas 3.5.27 on Windows 64 bit Intel systems
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# Installation of McStas 3.5.27 on Windows 64 bit Intel systems (some support for arm64)
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## *IMPORTANT: active internet connection required during installation*
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1. **Recommended:**
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* Install [Visual Studio including c/c++ support](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/build/building-on-the-command-line?view=msvc-170#download-and-install-the-tools) (Any version of Visual Studio itself should do. Please install at minumum "Desktop development with c++" selecting VS2019 build tools. You can also use newer VS2022 build tools, but VS2019 must be present also. Option 1 *may* function also on arm64 Windows, but will require installation of Visual Studio including both arm64 and x64_64 build tools for c++.
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* Install [Visual Studio including c/c++ support](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/build/building-on-the-command-line?view=msvc-170#download-and-install-the-tools) (Any version of Visual Studio itself should do. Please install at minumum "Desktop development with c++" selecting VS2019 build tools. You can also use newer VS2022 build tools, but VS2019 must be present also. Once installed has completed, please use the `mcstas-shell` shortcut on the desktop - issue terminal command `mcgui` to start the McStas GUI. Option 1 *may* function also on arm64 Windows, but will require installation of Visual Studio including both arm64 and x64_64 build tools for c++.
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* Use the [mcstas-conda](mcstas-conda.bat) batch script to install the latest mcstas from `conda-forge`
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2. **Legacy:**
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* install the legacy-style MinGW based [McStas 3.5.27 metapackage](https://download.mcstas.org/mcstas-3.5.27/Windows/McStas-Metapackage-3.5.27-win64.exe) - now includes MCPL. Option 2 is also functional on `arm64` processors.

INSTALL-McXtrace/Windows/README.md

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# Installation of McXtrace 3.5.27 on Windows 64 bit systems
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# Installation of McXtrace 3.5.27 on Windows 64 bit Intel systems (some support for arm64)
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## *IMPORTANT: active internet connection required during installation*
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1. **Recommended:**
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* Install [Visual Studio including c/c++ support](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/build/building-on-the-command-line?view=msvc-170#download-and-install-the-tools) (Any version of Visual Studio itself should do. Please install at minumum "Desktop development with c++" selecting VS2019 build tools. You can also use newer VS2022 build tools, but VS2019 must be present also. Option 1 *may* function also on arm64 Windows, but will require installation of Visual Studio including both arm64 and x64_64 build tools for c++.
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* Install [Visual Studio including c/c++ support](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/build/building-on-the-command-line?view=msvc-170#download-and-install-the-tools) (Any version of Visual Studio itself should do. Please install at minumum "Desktop development with c++" selecting VS2019 build tools. You can also use newer VS2022 build tools, but VS2019 must be present also. nce installed has completed, please use the `mcxtrace-shell` shortcut on the desktop - issue terminal command `mxgui` to start the McXtrace GUI. Option 1 *may* function also on arm64 Windows, but will require installation of Visual Studio including both arm64 and x64_64 build tools for c++.
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* Use the [mcxtrace-conda](mcxtrace-conda.bat) batch script to install the latest mcxtrace from `conda-forge`
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2. **Legacy:**
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* install the legacy-style MinGW based [McXtrace 3.5.27 metapackage](https://download.mcxtrace.org/mcxtrace-3.5.27/Windows/McXtrace-Metapackage-3.5.27-win64.exe) - now includes MCPL. Option 2 is also functional on `arm64` processors.

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