On 3 March 2012 19:54, Philip "Pete" Cohen wrote: > I am overwhelmed by the documentation. I want to install a C, C++ compiler > system. I have downloaded and upacked the file below. > > gcc-4.6.3.tar.bz2 That's the source code for the compiler, so you need to build it yourself. > My environment is Microsoft windows seven Try installing MinGW instead, it includes GCC. http://www.mingw.org/wiki/Getting_Started