[vtkusers] installing VTK on XP

[de Boer Ingo]

Hi Rohan,

to compile the source on XP, you need a compiler like M$ Visual
Studio or so. If you just want to use VTK, you can install VTK
via a setup program:

http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/vtk/vtk42-LatestRelease.exe?download

You can find above link at http://www.vtk.org/get-software.php

greets
  Ingo

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> i have extracted the source code .zip file i downloaded from 
> www.vtk.org to 
> c:\vtk
> i open cmakesetup and put c:\vtk in the source code box, and 
> c:\vtk\bin in 
> the binaries box. I get the following error message 
> regardless of what build 
> for option i select
> 
> Cmake was unable to find a build program corresponding to 
> "Visual Studio 
> ....." CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM is not set.
> 
> how do i fix this.
> 
> i also tried to use the precompiled windows binary also from 
> the website, 
> but it doesn't seem to have all the folders as suggested byt 
> the VTK User's 
> Guide.
> 
> Basically I need to know how to install it, simply, either 
> compiling or not, 
> with everything there.
>