How To Install ROOT on Windows

Requirements:

1. download Visual C++ 2010 Express Edition from http://www.microsoft.com/express/Downloads/#2010-Visual-CPP
2. download the newest - not dev - version of ROOT from http://root.cern.ch/drupal/content/downloading-root . After clicking on the newest version scroll down to the Windows section. The package you want is the VC++ 10 MSI package in the release column.

Procedure:

1. Install Visual C++ Express Edition
2. Install ROOT

Test:

1. Start ROOT:
2. quit ROOT by typing: .q into the terminal window

Documentation:

• Users Guide
• Reference Guide
• HowTo's
• Tutorials

C++ and ROOT tutorials

• C++ and ROOT
• C++ Tutorial