In this section, we will take you through the first couple of steps that you need to take to get started with Neo4j. These steps are quite a bit different on different platforms; therefore, we will be going through the different options one by one and looking at the common steps. For most, this will be a simple step, but it's an important one that we cannot afford to skip.
Like on any platform, installing Neo4j starts with downloading the latest version from the Neo4j website, http://www.neo4j.org/download, where the most recent versions can be found (see the following picture):
Download Neo4j for Windows
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Currently, interfacing with Neo4j is best done with a webkit-based browser, such as Chrome (which is the browser that we will be using for this section), on all platforms.
Neo4j Community Edition offers an excellent starting point for your exploration of the Neo4j ecosystem, and on Windows, the download process initiated provides you with an executable...
