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Add separate Windows 8 and Windows 7 build instructions
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Corey Johnson
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## Requirements
* Windows 7 or later
* [Visual C++ 2010 Express](http://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/downloads/download-visual-studio-vs#DownloadFamilies_4) with [SP1](http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=23691)
### On Windows 7
* [Visual C++ 2010 Express](http://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/downloads/download-visual-studio-vs#DownloadFamilies_4)
* [Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1](http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=23691)
* [node.js](http://nodejs.org/download/) v0.10.x
* For 64-bit builds of node and native modules you **must** have the
[Windows 7 64-bit SDK](http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8279).
You may also need the [compiler update for the Windows SDK 7.1](http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=4422)
* [Python](http://www.python.org/download/) v2.7.x
* [GitHub for Windows](http://windows.github.com/)
### On Windows 8
* [Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Desktop](http://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/downloads/download-visual-studio-vs#DownloadFamilies_2)
* [node.js](http://nodejs.org/download/) v0.10.x
* [Python](http://www.python.org/download/) v2.7.x (required by [node-gyp](https://github.com/TooTallNate/node-gyp))
* [GitHub for Windows](http://windows.github.com/)
## Instructions
```bat
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cd C:\
git clone https://github.com/atom/atom/
cd atom
script/build
script/build # Creates application in the `Program Files` directory
```
## Why do I have to use GitHub for Windows?