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    outputting-csv
    outputting-pdf
    static-files
+   windows
 
 .. seealso::
 
diff --git a/docs/howto/windows.txt b/docs/howto/windows.txt
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+================================
+How to install Django on Windows
+================================
+
+This document will guide you through installing Django and Python for
+basic usage on Windows. This is meant as a beginners guide for users doing
+development of Django projects and does not reflect how Django should be
+installed for production environments.
+
+Install Python
+==============
+
+Django is a Python web framework, thus requiring Python installed on your
+machine.
+
+To install Python on your machine go to http://python.org/download/, and
+download a Windows MSI installer for Python 2.x (eg. 2.7.1). Django does not
+currently run on Python 3.x. lSee the :doc:`the Django FAQ </faq/install>`
+for more information.
+
+Once downloaded, run the MSI installer and follow the on screen instructions.
+
+Install Setuptools
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+To install other python software on your computer, setuptools is needed.
+Download the latest installer for your Python version from
+http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools#files. Run the installer and follow
+the on screen instructions.
+
+Adding Python to PATH
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+To be able to execute Python, and related scripts, the directory where
+you installed Python, and the *Scripts* sub directory,
+must be on PATH. Only the approach for Windows 7 will be explained,
+but the other versions of Windows have similar approaches.
+
+* Click the Windows button.
+
+* Right click on *Computer* and choose *Properties*.
+
+* Click *Advanced System Settings* at the bottom of the list on the left side
+  of the opened window.
+
+* Click *Environment Variables* at the bottom
+
+* Find the *Path* variable in the list of *System variables*,
+  select it and click the *Edit...* button.
+
+* The *Variable value* is a semi colon separated list of directories. Make
+  sure both the install directory and the *Scripts* directory is in this list.
+  If not, add them to the end of the list (*C:\\Python27;
+  C:\\Python27\\Scripts*)
+
+* Click *OK* to save the changes.
+
+Install PIP
+===========
+
+`PIP <http://www.pip-installer.org/>`_ is a package manager for Python that
+uses the `Python Package Index <http://pypi.python.org>`_ to install Python
+packages. PIP will later be used to install Django from PYPI.
+
+* Open a command prompt. If you installed Python to a directory where only
+  administrators have write access, the command prompt need to be run as an
+  administrator user.
+
+* Execute the following command ``easy_install pip``
+
+PIP should now be installed.
+
+Database
+========
+
+From Python version 2.5 SQLite is included in the package. This means that, for
+local development, it is normally not needed to install other databases. If
+you want to use another database, like PostgreSQL, MySQL etc.,
+you are free to install it as well.
+
+Install Django
+==============
+
+Finally Django can be installed quite easily with PIP.
+
+In the same command prompt that you used to install PIP,
+execute the following command: ``pip install django``. This will download and
+install Django.
+
+After the installation has completed, you can verify your Django installation
+by execution ``django-admin.py --version`` in the command prompt.
+
+Common pitfalls
+===============
+
+* If ``django-admin.py`` only displays the help text, no matter what arguments
+  it is given, there are probably a problem with the file association in
+  Windows. See the solution on `Stackoverflow <http://stackoverflow
+  .com/questions/2640971/windows-is-not-passing-command-line-arguments-to-
+  python-programs-executed-from-th>`_
+
diff --git a/docs/topics/install.txt b/docs/topics/install.txt
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@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ probably already have it installed.
 
 .. _jython: http://jython.org/
 
+.. admonition:: Django on Windows
+
+    If you are just starting with Django and using Windows, you may find
+    :doc:`/howto/windows` useful.
+
 Install Apache and mod_wsgi
 =============================
 
