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 * A jar extract/build tool.
 ** Most zip utilities are capable of working with .jar files as well.  Some may require that you rename .jar files to .zip first
+** Windows XP can handle zip files by default but misses some higher-end functions which are necessary to work effectively on Sunbird or Lightning. [http://www.filzip.com/ FilZip] is a viable freeware alternative.
 * A [http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/calendar/sunbird/nightly/latest-trunk/ current nightly build] of either Sunbird or Lightning
 ** Note that this is not the same as the 0.3a1 release build of Sunbird
-* A text-editor
+* A text-editor, who is capable of working with files created on Windows, Linux or Mac OS X.
-** Windows users can use Notepad, if they like pain.  Don't use complex document software like Word or OpenOffice.
+** Windows users are strongly discouraged from using the Notepad text-editor. A viable freeware alternative is [http://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html notepad2]. Notepad2 will get you a better view of the code (i.e you will see which braces close which codeblocks, 'if','var' and so on will be bold, among other stuff).
 * A program capable of creating DIFF files (Most CVS programs are capable of doing this.)
 * A CVS program (kinda optional, but not really)
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 '''Linux users''' will find most of these programs available by default with their distro.
-'''Windows users''' won't have these tools installed by default, but if you have followed the windows build instructions above, you have downloaded the required tools. However, you might want to use [http://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html notepad2] (I'm pretty sure there are other programs like this) instead of the built-in notepad. Notepad2 will get you a better view of the code (i.e you will see which braces close which codeblocks, 'if','var' and so on will be bold, among other stuff).
+'''Windows users''' won't have all of these tools installed by default, but if you have followed the windows build instructions above, you have downloaded the required tools.
 === Hacking! ===