[svn-r13931] Purpose: Update Windows documentation

Description:
This makes major updates to the Windows installation documentation, to account for the switch from VS6 to .NET.  Installation instructions for 6.0 can also be found in INSTALL_Windows_Short_MSVS6.0.TXT, although it's noted that we are phasing out our VS6 support.

Also added install instrctions for MinGW, to reflect our initial support.  Updated MANIFEST for new file checkin. 

Tested:
Instructions for each configuration have been tested.

1 files changed, 24 insertions, 38 deletions

diff --git a/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows_Short_MSVS6.0.TXT b/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows_Short_MSVS6.0.TXT
index bf2808f..89c6101 100755
--- a/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows_Short_MSVS6.0.TXT
+++ b/release_docs/INSTALL_Windows_Short_MSVS6.0.TXT
@@ -3,7 +3,21 @@
 *                       (Short Version)                                *
 ************************************************************************
 
-Notes: This short instruction is written for users who want to quickly
+Notes: To ease the building process for current versions of Visual
+      Studio, 6.0 is set to be depreciated in future releases.  This
+      means that project files are being converted to .Net format, and
+      will not be backwards-compatible with Visual Studio 6.0.  
+      
+      Users who wish to continue to use Visual Studio 6.0 may choose
+      not to upgrade to future versions of HDF5.  However, it is
+      recommended that all users consider making the switch to a
+      more current version of Visual Studio.  An express version of
+      Visual Studio 2005 is available free from Microsoft, and is
+      full compatible with HDF5.
+      
+      
+
+      This short instruction is written for users who want to quickly
       build HDF5 library and tools from the HDF5 source code package
       with Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 but do not want to know HDF5 
       building and installation details on Windows XP.
@@ -30,16 +44,13 @@ notes in INSTALL_Windows.txt before starting below procedures.
    Go to  c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows and run copy_hdf.bat. 
 
 2. Open all.dsw workspace
-    
-   Notes: all.sln is for command line use ONLY. Please make sure
-          open all.dsw not all.sln.
- 
-   Open the c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows\proj\all\all.dsw workspace. 
+     
+   Open the c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\windows_vs6\proj\all\all.dsw workspace. 
 
-3. (Optional) Add C++ and/or FORTRAN related projects
+3. (Optional) Disable C++ related projects
     
-   3.1 Add the following projects to project "all" dependencies 
-       ONLY if you want to build HDF5 C++ libraries
+       Remove the following projects from project "all" dependencies 
+       ONLY if you prefer not to build HDF5 C++ libraries
         
           dsets_cpp
           dsets_cppdll
@@ -51,32 +62,6 @@ notes in INSTALL_Windows.txt before starting below procedures.
           hdf5_hl_cppdll
           hl_test_table_cpp
           hl_test_table_cppdll
-
-   3.2 Add the follwing projects to project "all" dependencies 
-       ONLY if you want to build HDF5 FORTRAN libraries
-              
-         flush1_fortran
-         flush1_fortrandll
-         flush2_fortran
-         flush2_fortrandll
-         hdf5_f90cstub
-         hdf5_f90cstubdll
-         hdf5_fortran
-         hdf5_fortrandll
-         hdf5_hl_fortran
-         hdf5_hl_fortrandll
-         hdf5_hl_f90cstubdll
-         hl_test_image_fortran
-         hl_test_image_fortrandll
-         hl_test_lite_fortran
-         hl_test_lite_fortrandll
-         hl_test_table_fortran
-         hl_test_table_fortrandll
-         libtest_cstubdll
-         libtest_fortran
-         libtest_fortrandll
-         testhdf5_fortran
-         testhdf5_fortrandll
         
 4. Select "Build", then Select "Set Active Configuration".
 
@@ -114,7 +99,7 @@ hdf5check.bat has four options:
                                  and tools
    
 
-Invoke a command prompt window and run hdf5check with appropriate
+Invoke a command prompt and run hdf5check with appropriate
 options.
 
 Test results are saved in two files:
@@ -139,8 +124,9 @@ all HDF5 libraries and tools into c:\MyHDFstuff\hdf5\hdf5lib directory.
                STEP 4: Building HDF5 Examples (Optional)
 ========================================================================
 
-Please read section II, step 4 in INSTALL_Windows.txt.
-
+Please read about building examples in the main document, INSTALL_Windows.txt.
+Note that these instructions use Visual Studio .Net project files.  However,
+similar 6.0 project files exist in the "windows_vs6" directory.
 
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