[WIP] Getting_Started

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-# Getting Started 
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-## Install git
-
-## Get the source code 
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-## Compile and build
-
-### UNIX
-
-### Windows
-
-## Install dependencies
-
-### Linux
-
-### maxOS and OS X
-
-## Regenerate `configure`
-
-## Troubleshoot the build
-
-### Avoid recreating auto-generated files
-
-## Editors and Tools
-
-## Directory structure
+# Getting Started 
+
+These instructions cover how to install R in Windows. The tools required to build R and R packages in Windows are also discussed.
+
+## Installing R
+
+To install R in Windows follow these steps:
+
+1. Go to https://cran.r-project.org.
+
+2. Select `Download R for Windows`. You will be directed to a page which shows `Subdirectories` for installing R on Windows.
+
+3. Select `base` subdirectory. (Alternatively, you can select `install R for the first time`, it leads to the same page). The recent stable release distribution of R can be downloaded from here. 
+
+4. The distribution is distributed as an installer ($\ge$) `R-4.0.4-win.exe`.
+
+5. This has to be run in the Windows-style installer.
+
+6. Select the language while installing, read the public license information, and select destination location to the start the installation. You will be prompted to select components at this stage: `User installation`, `32-bit User installation`, `64-bit User installation`, or `Custom installation`. The default option may be opted for the questions from this step onwards. 
+
+7. Complete the installation.
+
+## General instructions
+
+1. The R executable downloaded by following the above steps, is the binary distribution of ($\ge$) `R-4.0.4`, which can run on Windows XP and above versions (including 64-bit versions of Windows). It can run on ix86 and x86_64 chips.
+
+2. There are two versions of the R executable, the 32-bit version (in `R-4.0.4\bin\i386`) and the 64-bit version (in `R-4.0.4\bin\x64`). On the 32-bit versions of Windows, by default only the former gets installed, whereas on the 64-bit versions, both get installed. 
+
+3. If there is already a previous version of R installed in your system and you want to retain the packages installed in it, then: 
+  a) Uninstall R (write here, how to uninstall R)
+
+## Building R and R packages
+
+ `RTools` subdirectory for 
+
+## Get the source code 
+
+## Compile and build
+
+### UNIX
+
+### Windows
+
+## Install dependencies
+
+### Linux
+
+### maxOS and OS X
+
+## Regenerate `configure`
+
+## Troubleshoot the build
+
+### Avoid recreating auto-generated files
+
+## Editors and Tools
+
+## Directory structure