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 ### Windows Requirements
   * Windows 7 or later
-  * [Visual C++ 2010 Express](http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/eng/products/visual-studio-2010-express)
+  * [Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Express](http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/eng/products/visual-studio-2010-express)
   * [node.js - 32bit](http://nodejs.org/download/) v0.10.x
   * [Python 2.7.x](http://www.python.org/download/)
   * [GitHub for Windows](http://windows.github.com/)