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 # Running OpenSim on Windows
 
-You will need .NET 4.0 installed to run OpenSimulator.
+You will need .NET 4.0 for versions up to 0.9.0.1 and .NET 4.6 for others.
 
 We recommend that you run OpenSim from a command prompt on Windows in order
 to capture any errors.
@@ -25,20 +25,22 @@ to capture any errors.
 To run OpenSim from a command prompt
 
  * cd to the bin/ directory where you unpacked OpenSim
- * run OpenSim.exe
+ * review and change configuration files (.ini) for your needs
+ * run OpenSim.exe or opensim32.exe for small regions
 
 Now see the "Configuring OpenSim" section
 
 # Running OpenSim on Linux
 
-You will need Mono >= 2.10.8.1 to run OpenSimulator.  On some Linux distributions you
+You will need Mono >= 2.10.8.1 upt to version 0.9.0.1 and mono > 5.0 on others.  On some Linux distributions you
 may need to install additional packages.  See http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Dependencies
 for more information.
 
 To run OpenSim, from the unpacked distribution type:
 
  * cd bin
- * mono OpenSim.exe
+ * review and change configuration files (.ini) for your needs
+ * run ./opensim.sh
 
 Now see the "Configuring OpenSim" section