Kinect v1 Windows 7 installation instructions

SkelScratch exists in two parts: A server that reads from the Kinect, and a client that connects to the server in ScratchX.

Setup:
First: Plug your Kinect into your PC.

Part 1a: Downloading and installing the Kinect driver.

Go here to Microsoft's website to download the Kinect SDK v1.8.
The driver will download automatically. Run it. An setup window will open.
Accept the terms and conditions and click "install".
Click yes to the "User Account Control" box that pops up.
Wait for the driver to install.
After it installs, click "close" in the bottom right corner.

Part 1b: Downloading and installing the server.

Go to Kinect2JSON.
Go to the downloads section next to "Latest release".
Click on the "v1Kinect2JSON.zip" link. Save the file.
Go to your downloads folder and right-click on "v1Kinect2JSON.zip", and click "Extract All...", and then click "Extract" in the bottom right.
Double-click on setup.

A box will come up saying "Application Install - Security Warning". Click "Install".

The server will now launch. It might take a minute. Be patient.

A window will popup about "Windows Security Alert". Check the box next to "Public networks", then click "allow access".

Part 2: Launch

Go to scratchx.
Click "Ok", "I understand, continue", and "Ok".
If you see a bunch of blocks show up, congratulations, SkelScratch is now loaded!

Optional: Samples

Go to SkelScratch.
Click on "Source code (zip)". Save the file.
Go to your downloads folder and right-click on the folder starting with "SkelScratch" (which you just downloaded), and click "Extract All...", and then click "Extract" in the bottom right.
Go back to ScratchX.
Click "File" in the top left, then "Load Project".
Navigate to the extracted folder, open it, open the folder inside, and then you should see a folder named "SkelScratch Samples". Open it, and you should see folders with samples, "Examples" and "Games". Open one and double-click on the sample you want to open.

If you want more help, look at the other pages in the wiki!