add some ghetto windows install instructions

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@@ -50,6 +50,34 @@ However, note that github tarballs **do not contain submodules**, so
 those won't work.  You'll have to also fetch the appropriate submodules
 listed in the .gitmodules file.
 
+### Installing on Windows
+
+The easiest way to get up and running with npm on Windows is clone the project
+from github. If you don't already have git,
+[install it](https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/MSysGit:InstallMSysGit) and
+run:
+
+    git clone --recursive git://github.com/isaacs/npm
+
+If this fails with a message about "error setting certificate verify locations":
+
+    git rm -rf npm
+    git config --system http.sslcainfo \\bin\curl-ca-bundle.crt
+    git clone --recursive git://github.com/isaacs/npm
+    cd npm
+
+Congratulations -- you should now have a (almost completely broken) npm install.
+To run npm from the command line be sure to add it your PATH:
+
+    set path="%PATH%;%CD%\bin"
+
+If available you can use `setx` to make this PATH addition permanent:
+
+    setx path "%PATH%"
+
+Otherwise you can make this change manually in "Advanced System Settings".
+
+
 ## Permissions
 
 **tl;dr**