• Go to the URL http://www.cygwin.com

• Click on Install or upgrade now!

• Save the file "setup.exe", then double-click on it to run it

• Click the Run button

• Click the Next button

• Select Install from Internet, then click the Next button

• Use C:\cygwin as the root directory, select All Users, then click the Next button

• The default location is probably fine for the Local Package Directory. Click the Next button

• Select Direct Connection, then click the Next button

• Select a nearby site as the available download site (e.g., http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu), then click the Next button

• In the Search bar, enter gcc4. In the Develop tab, make sure gcc4-core and gcc4-g++ are selected.

• In the Search bar, enter openssh. In the Net tab, make sure openssh is selected.

• In the Search bar, enter vim. In the Editors tab, make sure vim is selected.

• In the Search bar, enter rxvt. In the Shells tab, make sure rxvt is selected.

• If you want to use the tcsh shell rather than the bash shell, in the Search bar, enter tcsh. In the Shells tab, make sure tcsh is selected.

• Click the Next button

If you double-click on the Cygwin icon, you will get a Cygwin shell which is not very friendly to use. You can replace the default Cygwin shell with the rxvt shell be modifying the file C:\cygwin\Cygwin.bat. If you want to use the bash shell, modify the file to look like this:

@echo off

C:
chdir C:\cygwin\bin

REM bash --login -i

C:\cygwin\bin\rxvt.exe -sl 1500 -fn "16-Lucida Console-12" -bg white -fg black -sr -e  /usr/bin/bash --login -i

@echo off

C:
chdir C:\cygwin\bin

REM bash --login -i

C:\cygwin\bin\rxvt.exe -sl 1500 -fn "16-Lucida Console-12" -bg white -fg black -sr -e  /usr/bin/tcsh -l