I just downloaded monero.win.x64.v0-9-0-0. Any instructions that I can refer to?
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[1] Unzip / extract the file in a directory you prefer.
[2] Start bitmonerod.exe, this is the daemon. It'll begin to sync from scratch. The syncing time depends on a variety of factors, for instance your bandwith, computer specifications and type of harddrive. However, type of harddrive explains most of the difference in syncing time. On an SSD it usually takes about an hour to sync from scratch, whereas it will take a few hours with an HDD (might even be a bit longer).
[3] If bitmonerod.exe (the daemon) is synced (it will notify you with something like: "bitmonerod has synced, you can now use simplewallet"), you can open up simplewallet.exe and create a wallet (or import / restore an existing one).
If you have any additional questions, feel free to ask!
Perfect!
Took me a while but I finally got it installed and I let it sync from scratch. How exactly do I transfer my existing wallet? Obviously copy and pasting doesn't work. Does anyone have step-by-step instructions that they could point me to?
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That should work, wallets from older binaries are compatible with newer binaries conditional on being created on the same OS.
Damn! It did work.
Thanks!