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-Bitcoin 0.8.0 BETA
+Bitcoin 0.8.2 BETA
Copyright (c) 2009-2013 Bitcoin Developers
Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying
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Unpack the files into a directory and run bitcoin-qt.exe.
-If you have Microsoft Security Essentials, you need to add bitcoin.exe to its
-"Excluded processes" list. Microsoft Security Essentials->Settings tab,
-select Excluded processes, press Add, select bitcoin.exe, OK, Save changes.
-
-The software automatically finds other nodes to connect to. You can
-enable Universal Plug and Play using a menu entry or set your firewall
-to forward port 8333 (TCP) to your computer so you can receive
-incoming connections. Bitcoin works without incoming connections,
-but allowing incoming connections helps the Bitcoin network.
+Bitcoin-Qt is the original Bitcoin client and it builds the backbone of the network.
+However, it downloads and stores the entire history of Bitcoin transactions;
+depending on the speed of your computer and network connection, the synchronization
+process can take anywhere from a few hours to a day or more.
See the bitcoin wiki at:
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Main_Page