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Installing Rainmeter

Download and install the latest stable release of Rainmeter.
As you go through the Install Wizard, make sure the following options are checked:
- Launch Rainmeter on startup
- Run Rainmeter
After the install wizard is complete, Rainmeter will be running in your system tray, and some demo widgets should be showing on your desktop.

Rainmeter_in_system_tray

Right-click on the Rainmeter icon in your system tray and select Manage
If you want to remove the demo widgets, expand the illustro folder tree until you see the various .ini files. Click on each one and click Unload.

Rainmeter_in_system_tray

Install MVis Widgets

In the Mining Visualizer download package you will find a folder tree with the following structure: Rainmeter\Skins\MVis. Copy the MVis folder and all its contents to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Rainmeter\Skins.
In Rainmeter, click the Refresh All button, and you should see the MVis gauges.

Rainmeter_in_system_tray

Expand each of the four folders in turn, click on the .ini file and then click the Load button.
You can click and drag the gauges to position them where you want.
If MVis is running, the data may not immediately synchronize. Select the Refresh Gauge command in MVis to display up-to-date data.