System Requirements

• Microsoft Windows 2000 with IE6 or newer (XP, 2003, Vista, 2008, 7)
• IPv6 support in ZNC is not available before Windows XP SP1!
• Starting with version 0.098: Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package (32 Bit / 64 Bit)
• Earlier versions: Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (32 Bit / 64 Bit)
• Windows 2000 also needs KB835732
• Network connection

First Start

Open a new cmd.exe instance, navigate to the folder where znc.exe resides, type znc --makeconf, then follow the instructions. When you're done, simply enter znc and hit return to start the program.

Notes

• Details about using modules, webadmin and so on can be found on the official ZNC website.
• You currently have to keep the console window open. Closing it will shut down ZNC. A proper GUI to send ZNC to the system tray is in the works.
• To run ZNC as a service, read ServiceSetup or use SrvAny.