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ah. ok sweet. but wich(i cant spell this word) ones do i need? like directory > program

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ok i got a syntax editor, that was pretty easy. i got the cygwin, but now when i try to uninstal/extract there are like hundreds of differnt options. . i dont want to install a tone of stuff im not gonna use.

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thx man.

can any1 help with my problem mentioned above?

[Introduce yourself]

Hi I'm Arthur, but my friends call me Smiley

Favourite game(s): Black Hawk Down: Team Sabre, StarCraft, Phantom Crash

Favourite OS: Windows XP Professional

Favourite console: Xbox 1

Nationality: Polish/Brazilian/American

Accent: im told i sound European but not many really specify other than "you have a funny accent"

Sex: Male

Age:15

Race: White/Latino

Height: 5'9-5'10

Status: single

Build: thin

Favourite band: System of a Down

Favourite book: The Brother's War by Jeff Grubb

Favourite author: Jeff Grubb/Scott McGough

Favourite movie: Disturbia

Favourite TV Show: Futurama

Favourite actor: Nicolas Cage

Favourite Pinup: Jessica Alba

Favourite Comedian: Denis Leary

Interests: Paintball, gaming, sharpshooting, sleeping, reading, music, computing, girls, arguing, winning, coffee/Monsters/Coke(really anything that has caffiene in it)

Occupation: Gamer

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i need something thats free.  can someone tell me where i can get 1 for free?im using notepad as my editor but i dont know what to use as the compiler and linker.  if i can use notepad please tell me how