Step 1: Installing Cocos2dx

1. Goto download page http://www.cocos2d-x.org/projects/cocos2d-x/wiki/Download and download the latest version

THIS tutorial is based on
1 > Version : cocos2d-2.0-rc2-x-2.0.1 @ Jun 29 2012 
2 > Language : C++
3> IDE : Visual Studio 2010

4> Target Platform : Windows Vista, Windows 7
5> OS(this tutorial and codes are developed): Windows Vista

2. Extract to a folder might look like "D:\GameEngines\cocos2d-2.0-rc2-x-2.0.1" 

3. Go to the folder and run build-win32.bat this will automatically build the project

or

3. Open cocos2d-win32.vc2010.sln and click Build-> Rebuild Solution. 

It takes some to build all the projects in the solution

Change the build setting to Release mode like shown in image

4. This will create folders like "Debug.win32" and "Release.win32". Thats is it you have successfully downloaded, installed and builded the cocos2dx... happy happy

5. ok fine... How to check the installed cocos2dx is working  ?

5.1 Set "HelloWorld" as "Start up project" and then build and run.

5.2 If is is showing a window like below u r done the first step

or

5.1 Set "tests" as "Start up project" and then build and run.

5.2 If is is showing a window like below u r done the first step

Cool u had successfully installed Cocos2dx on your system.
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