3 files changed, 12 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/README b/README
index cc84fede..89a88e96 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ Windows
 On Windows Cygwin (http://www.cygwin.com) is required with at least
 devel/gcc4 and devel/make installed in order to build fio, and
 admin/cygrunsrv to run it. You can also install devel/git to fetch/update
-the source files. To create an MSI installer package, install WiX 3.6 from
-http://wix.sourceforge.net/releases/ and run dobuild.cmd from the
-os/windows directory.
+the source files. To create an MSI installer package put a copy of Cygwin
+in os\windows\fio, install WiX 3.6 from http://wix.sourceforge.net/releases/
+and run dobuild.cmd from the os/windows directory.
 
 Before running fio you'll need to have a copy of cygserver running. Run 
 "/usr/bin/cygserver-config" from an elevated Cygwin shell (i.e. launch the
diff --git a/os/windows/FIO.lnk b/os/windows/FIO.lnk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5a8bdefd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/os/windows/FIO.lnk
diff --git a/os/windows/fio/FIO.bat b/os/windows/fio/FIO.bat
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb3ca863
--- /dev/null
+++ b/os/windows/fio/FIO.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+@echo off

+

+C:

+IF EXIST     "%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%" set ROOTDIR=%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\FIO

+IF NOT EXIST "%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%" set ROOTDIR=%PROGRAMFILES%\FIO

+chdir "%ROOTDIR%\bin"

+

+bash -c "echo \"Run FIO by typing 'fio'\" && echo \"This is a virtual filesystem: the root directory is $ROOTDIR\" && echo \"In this environment the path separator is '/' not '\\'\" && echo \"The C: drive is available under /cygdrive/c\" && echo \"Examples are in /examples ($ROOTDIR\\examples)\" && echo \"Type 'cd' to change directory and 'dir' (or 'ls') to see directory contents\" && echo \"QuickEdit mode is enabled: copy text by highlighting it and right-clicking\" && echo \"To exit, close the window\" && /usr/sbin/cygserver & 2> /dev/null"

+bash --login -i
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