Windows Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples - v5.62, by Dr. Herong Yang
Downloading and Installing GIMP 2.6.3
This section provides a tutorial example on how to download and install GIMP 2.6.3 on a Windows system.
GIMP seems to be a nice image editor tool. I want to install and try it on my Windows system:
1. Go to GIMP download page at: http://www.gimp.org/downloads/.
2. Click the link of "Download GIMP 2.6.3 – Installer for Windows 2000 and above".
3. Save the download file to \downloads\gimp-2.6.3-i686-setup.exe. The file size should be 15,769,744 bytes.
4. Double click on the download file gimp-2.6.3-i686-setup.exe to start the installation wizard as shown below:
5. Click Next and take default answers for all installation questions to finish the installation process.
Table of Contents
Introduction to Microsoft Windows
Introduction to Windows Explorer
Introduction to Internet Explorer
"Paint" Program and Computer Graphics
►GIMP - GNU Image Manipulation Program
Introduction to GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)
►Downloading and Installing GIMP 2.6.3
Main Window, Toolbox, and Layers/Channels
Red Gradient Spiral - My First GIMP Image
JPEG Image File Format Quality and Size
GIF Image File Format and Transparent Background
"WinZip" - ZIP File Compression Tool
"WinRAR" - RAR and ZIP File Compression Tool
FTP Server, Client and Commands
"FileZilla" - Free FTP Client and Server
Web Server Log Files and Analysis Tool - "Analog"
Spyware Adware Detection and Removal
IE Addon Program Listing and Removal
Vundo (VirtuMonde/VirtuMundo) - vtsts.dll Removal
Trojan and Malware "Puper" Description and Removal
VSToolbar (VSAdd-in.dll) - Description and Removal
Spybot - Spyware Blocker, Detection and Removal
Setting Up and Using Crossover Cable Network
Home Network Gateway - DSL Modem/Wireless Router
Windows Task Manager - The System Performance Tool
"tasklist" Command Line Tool to List Process Information
"msconfig" - System Configuration Tool
Configuring and Managing System Services
Windows Registry Key and Value Management Tools