Editing WoW:Cosmos (AddOn)/Cosmos FAQ (section)

==== Where do I start? (Installation) ====
:Automatic Installation:
:#Go to the [http://cosmosui.org Cosmos UI Homepage] and click the '''Download Now''' button on the top right.  This will automatically detect your operating system and download the appropriate Patcher Application (Windows or Mac).  The patcher files are also listed on the [http://www.cosmosui.org/index.php?p=download Download Page].
:#Unzip/Extract the Cosmos exe/app and place it in your [[Cosmos_FAQ#Put_What_Where.3F|root WoW folder]].
:#Follow the instructions from the [[Cosmos_Patcher#Quick_Start_Guide|Cosmos Patcher Quick Start Guide]].
:#Once the Cosmos addons have been installed you can run the game normally or through the Cosmos Patcher. Using the patcher you can set it to [[Cosmos_Configure_Window#Cosmos|automatically check for updates when you open the program]] and then [[Cosmos_Configure_Window#Wow|auto-run WoW or the WoW Launcher after updating]].
:Manual Installation:
:#Go to the [http://www.cosmosui.org/index.php?p=download Download Page] and [[Cosmos_FAQ#Which Version/Distribution Should I Use.3F|select from the zipped distributions]] to download and unzip/extract.
:#Using Only Cosmos:
:#*Simply copy the '''Interface''' folder of the unzipped files you downloaded and put it in your [[Cosmos_FAQ#Put_What_Where.3F|root WoW folder]].
:#*It is safe to replace the current '''Interface''' folder if you have not installed any addons before or are updating a Cosmos-only installation. The blizzard addon placeholders  within will be auto-generated the next time you run WoW.
:#Using Cosmos with other Addons:
:#*View the [[media:CosmosAlphaUnzipped.jpg|Zip File Path]].
:#*Open the '''Interface\AddOns\''' folder of the unzipped files you downloaded. Select all of the folders within and copy them to the '''Interface\AddOns\''' folder within your [[Cosmos_FAQ#Put_What_Where.3F|root WoW folder]].
:#*If you were using any of the standalone versions of addons within Cosmos is is recommended that you replace them with the files found in Cosmos.  For the most part all of these addons are updated first in Cosmos and might load faster due to the utilization of shared libraries.