Database: Run create_database.sql in your mysql database and you are up and running! (or read tt-sql.txt for more) Make sure to enter your database and pass in ttchess_mysql.java! (And compile) HOW TO MAKE TTCHESS WORK UNDER WINDOWS (Runtime) 1. Install Java Go to www.sun.com and just install the runtime as a normal user would. 2. Install javacomm (http://java.sun.com/products/javacomm/) a. Copy javacom20\win32com.dll to your C:\\bin b. Copy comm.jar and javax.comm.properties to C:\\lib\ext 3. Run (with comport name as optionally argument, default COM1) java -classpath class ttchess or, if needed java -classpath class;\\lib\ext\comm.jar ttchess