Set-up on Windows 8 help

cocos2d-x
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So I’ve downloaded all of the programs–such as Python, Android NDK, the SDK, the Java development kit, and ApacheAnt.

I’m at the step now where on the command prompt I have to run the setup.py file in the Cocos2d-x folder.
I press enter after typing this command:
D:>D:\cocos2d-x-2.2.6\external\emscripten\third_party\CppHeaderParser\setup.py

Afterwards I get this::
D:>D:\cocos2d-x-2.2.6\external\emscripten\third_party\CppHeaderParser\setup.py
Traceback :
File “D:cocos2d-x-2.2.6\external\emscripten\third_party\CppHeaderParser\setup.py”, line 35, in
long_description = open<‘README.txt’>.read<>,
IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: ‘README.txt’

This is my first time programming ever, so I appreciate the help getting my Cocos2d-x program set up and running on my Windows 8 computer before I start learning the mechanics and tools of Cocos2d-x.

Appreciate the help,
Eduardo R.

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If you don’t have a good reason for using v2.2.6 you should be using the latest version (v3.6 is the latest stable)

Then you can run D:\cocos2d-x-3.6\setup.py

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Update: I installed Version 3 instead, and following the Windows installation videos online I now got my computer all set for working with Android Devices.

Now my question is: What next? I have the cocos2d-x manual and other web site sources that explain to me about sprites, backgrounds, animations, etc.

But where do I go to in order to start the programming part? All the videos I see online have the programmers use a Mac instead, which works differently from my Windows 8 computer.

If someone could help guide me I would appreciate it tons!

–Eduardo

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Check out the video tutorials on youtube by @SonarSystems

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Check this out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChpX_-AXN68&list=PLRtjMdoYXLf4vzkg0wdBrp7YoOThOLf4H&index=13

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we also provide a Programmers Guide