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update windows build instructions
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@ -49,43 +49,49 @@ to create distributable packages, which is run by calling:
## Development on Windows
### Windows Dependency
1. Download and install `npm` and `node` from <a href="https://nodejs.org/en/download/current/">nodejs.org<a>
2. Download and install `python 2.7` from <a href="https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/">python.org</a>
3. Download and Install `Microsoft Visual C++ Compiler for Python 2.7` from <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=44266">Microsoft<a>
4. Download and install `.NET Framework 2.0 Software Development Kit (SDK) (x64)` from <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=15354">Microsoft<a>
1. Download and install `git` from <a href="https://git-for-windows.github.io/">github.io<a> (configure to use command prompt integration)
2. Download and install `npm` and `node` from <a href="https://nodejs.org/en/download/current/">nodejs.org<a>
3. Download and install `python 2.7` from <a href="https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/">python.org</a>
4. Download and Install `Microsoft Visual C++ Compiler for Python 2.7` from <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=44266">Microsoft<a>
5. Download and install `.NET Framework 2.0 Software Development Kit (SDK) (x64)` from <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=15354">Microsoft<a> (may need to extract setup.exe and install manually by running install.exe as Administrator)
### One-time Setup
1. Open command prompt in the root of the project and run the following;
1. Open command prompt as adminstrator and run the following:
```
npm install --global --production windows-build-tools
exit
```
2. Open command prompt in the root of the project and run the following:
```
python -m pip install -r build\requirements.txt
python build\set_version.py
npm install -g yarn
yarn install
```
2. Change directory to `app` and run the following;
3. Change directory to `app` and run the following;
```
yarn install
node_modules\.bin\electron-rebuild
node_modules\.bin\electron-rebuild
cd ..
```
3. Change directory to `ui` and run the following
4. Change directory to `ui` and run the following:
```
yarn install
npm rebuild node-sass
node node_modules\node-sass\bin\node-sass --output dist\css --sourcemap=none scss\
node_modules\.bin\webpack --config webpack.dev.config.js
xcopy dist ..\app\dist
xcopy /E dist ..\app\dist
cd ..
```
4. Download the lbry daemon and cli binaries and place them in `app\dist\`
4. Download the lbry daemon and cli [binaries](https://github.com/lbryio/lbry/releases) and place them in `app\dist\`
### Building lbry-app
1. run `node_modules\.bin\build -p never` from the root of the project.
### Running the electron app
1. Run `./node_modules/.bin/electron app`
1. Run `node_modules\.bin\electron app`
### Ongoing Development
1. `cd ui`