> ## Getting Started with Entropy 3.1 under Windows

> ### September 1, 2001

> ###

1. Uninstall any previously-installed version of Entropy

2. Run the Entropy 3.1 installer (EntropySetup.exe)
   Select "Complete" install. After running the installer, you should have a copy of
   Entropy installed on your local drive -- by default, in c:\Program Files\Exluna\Entropy.

3. Acquire and install Entropy 3.1 licenses
   See Entropy 3.1 Licensing for full details.

4. Recompile any previously-compiled Entropy shaders.
   If you have installed a previous version of Entropy, be sure to recompile any shaders with the new shader compiler. Your old shaders will continue to work, but recompiling is necessary to take advantage of any improvements or optimizations to the shader compiler, sle.

5. Render a test scene from the examples directory
   Browse to the Entropy "vasegallery" example folder (c:\Program Files\Exluna\Entropy\examples\scenes\vasegallery), and highlight "vasegallery1.rib". Right click, and choose "Render with Entropy". An iv window should appear, and the image should begin to render.
   You may also render a scene by running:

   `> entropy -d "C:\Program Files\Exluna\Entropy\examples\scenes\vasegallery\vasegallery1.rib"`

   from a command prompt.