= Setting up your Laptop running Windows = == 1. Install the Omni experimenter tool == 1. Download this file: [attachment:omni-tools-2.4.2-setup.exe]. 1. Run the Windows installer by double clicking on the downloaded file. 1. Point the `PATH` environment variable to the installed executables: a. Edit environment variables i. In ''Windows 7'', open the `Control Panel` and search for `PATH` in the search box. Click on "Edit environment variables for your accounts". i. In ''Windows XP'', find the System Properties window under `Control Panel -> System -> Advanced System Settings` and click "Environment Variables". a. Set the `PATH` variable. i. Determine the value of your `PATH` variable: * For Windows XP: select `C:\Program Files\omniTools` * For Windows 7: select `C:\Program Files (x86)\omniTools` i. If there is no `PATH` variable, click "New..." and set the name `PATH` and the value of ``C:\Program Files (x86)\omniTools` (or `C:\Program Files\omniTools`). i. If there is a `PATH` variable, click "Edit..." and append `;C:\Program Files (x86)\omniTools` (or `;C:\Program Files\omniTools`) to the `PATH` variable. Be sure to include the `;`. '''Test the installation:''' 1. Test the installation by opening a Command Prompt and running the command: {{{ omni --version }}} The Windows Command Prompt can be found by navigating: `Start menu -> Programs -> Accessories -> Command Prompt` 2. If everything goes well, you should see output that looks like: {{{ omni: GENI Omni Command Line Aggregate Manager Tool Version 2.4.2 Copyright (c) 2013 Raytheon BBN Technologies }}} == 2. Make sure Flash works == 1. You will need [https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/ Google Chrome] or [http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/ Firefox]. 1. Make sure you are able to load [http://protogeni.net/flack] 1. If you do not have flash installed and you are using Firefox, install the [http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/install-flash-plugin-view-videos-animations-games Flash plugin for Firefox]. == 3. Make sure you have an ssh client == If you do not have an ssh client installed: * Install [http://www.bitvise.com/ssh-client-download BitVise], an ssh client for Windows. [[BR]] ''Note: If you are using the Putty ssh client, you will need [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html puttygen] to convert the private keys used by GENI to Putty's format.