Hi guys!
I got acquainted to use bitcoins and to trade them at different exchanges. But I see, XMR is growing up for now. So I would like to use this currency.
I'm not a tech guru, so I have some problems.
While using Bitcoins, I got acquainted to Blockchain wallet. Sure, it doesn't support XMR. So I had to create a new one.
So, I read getting started:
http://monero.cc/getting-started/#walletAnd looked through this thread. Sorry it is too big to go through all of it.
In getting started is written:
Create a wallet with this command line.
cd ~/bitmonero/build/release/src && ./simplewallet --generate-new-wallet wallet.binI'm trying, but nothing goes.
That's why I registered on this forum board. I use Win8. Thank you. Help me to start with XMR, please.
Here are some more short instructions:
A) If you prefer a GUI wallet you could use the non official Windows GUI wallet from the OP (first post in this thread).
B) If you could handle the command line wallet (it's easy - just try it) here are short instructions:
1) Download the Windows 64 bit binaries from the OP (first post in this thread)
2) Extract it in folder of your choice (for example D:\XMR)
3) Create a new file named runXMR.bat file with this commands in it:
@echo off
tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq bitmonerod.exe" 2>NUL | find /I /N "bitmonerod.exe">NUL
if not %ERRORLEVEL% == 0 (
echo Starting node...
start /MIN bitmonerod.exe --seed-node 62.210.78.186:18080 --seed-node 195.12.60.154:18080 --seed-node 54.241.246.125:18080 --seed-node 107.170.157.169:18080 --seed-node 54.207.112.216:18080 --seed-node 78.27.112.54:18080 --seed-node 209.222.30.57:18080 --seed-node 80.71.13.55:18080 --seed-node 107.178.112.126:18080
) else (
echo Node already started.
)
tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq simplewallet.exe" 2>NUL | find /I /N "simplewallet.exe">NUL
if not %ERRORLEVEL% == 0 (
if exist wallet.bin.keys (
echo Starting previous wallet...
start simplewallet.exe --wallet wallet.bin
) else (
echo Starting new wallet...
start simplewallet.exe --generate-new-wallet wallet.bin
)
) else (
echo Wallet already started.
)
5) [optional] For fast synchronization with the network:
a.) Download the win 64x blockchain from the OP
b.) Create %APPDATA%\bitmonero folder and place the blockchain there
4) Double click the runXMR.bat file you've just created - this will open both the daemon (it'll start sync) and the wallet (on first run it'll create the wallet and ask you for a password just once).
5) Write down the 24 words it gives you - with those you'll be able to recover the wallet without knowing the password (you could use copy/paste). Keep it safe.
6) Quit the wallet with 'q' and enter and run the runXMR.bat file again - type your password to decrypt the wallet and you'll be sure you know the right password.
7) BACKUP your wallet (there will be 3 files - wallet.bin,
wallet.bin.keys and wallet.bin.address.txt, but the most important file is the
.keys file)
After the daemon sync enter 'refresh' in the wallet.
You could use 'help' in both daemon (bitmonerod) and simplewallet to see all the commands but 'refresh' and 'q' ('exit') are the most used (also 'transfer' obviously).
EDIT: Lol
Everybody want to help
