diff --git a/src/INSTALLpc.txt b/src/INSTALLpc.txt
index 124bdc3..aeabda6 100644
--- a/src/INSTALLpc.txt
+++ b/src/INSTALLpc.txt
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 this, then you will get the default behavior as is documented, which should
 be fine for most people.
 
-With the exception of the last two sections (Windows 3.1 and MS-DOS),
-this document assumes that you are building Vim for Win32
-(Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista and Windows 95/98/Me)
+With the exception of two sections (Windows 3.1 and MS-DOS), this document
+assumes that you are building Vim for Win32 or later.
+(Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/7)
 
 
 Contents:
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
 8. Windows 3.1
 9. MS-DOS
 
+10. Installing after building from sources
+
+
 The currently preferred method is using the free Visual C++ Toolkit 2008
 |msvc-2008-express|, the produced binary runs on most MS-Windows systems.  If
 you need the executable to run on Windows 98 or ME, use the 2003 one
@@ -409,3 +412,59 @@
 
 If you get all kinds of strange error messages when compiling, try adding
 changing the file format from "unix" to "dos".
+
+
+10. Installing after building from sources
+==========================================
+
+[provided by Michael Soyka]
+
+After you've built the Vim binaries as described above, you're ready to
+install Vim on your system.  However, if you've obtained the Vim sources
+using Mercurial or by downloading them as a unix tar file, you must first 
+create a "vim73" directory.  If you instead downloaded the sources as
+zip files, you can skip this setup as the zip archives already have the
+correct directory structure.  
+
+  A.  Create a Vim "runtime" subdirectory named "vim73"
+  -----------------------------------------------------
+  If you obtained your Vim sources as zip files, you can skip this step.  
+  Otherwise, continue reading.
+
+  Go to the directory that contains the Vim "src" and "runtime"
+  directories and create a new subdirectory named "vim73".  
+  
+  Copy the "runtime" files into "vim73":
+     copy runtime\* vim73
+
+  B.  Copy the new binaries into the "vim73" directory
+  ----------------------------------------------------
+  Regardless of how you installed the Vim sources, you need to copy the
+  new binaries you created above into "vim73":
+
+     copy src\*.exe vim73
+     copy src\GvimExt\gvimext.dll vim73
+     copy src\xxd\xxd.exe vim73
+
+  C.  Move the "vim73" directory into the Vim installation subdirectory
+  ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+  Move the "vim73" subdirectory into the subdirectory where you want Vim
+  to be installed.  Typically, this subdirectory will be named "vim".  
+  If you already have a "vim73" subdirectory in "vim", delete it first
+  by running its unstal.exe program.  
+
+  D.  Install Vim
+  ---------------
+  "cd" to your Vim installation subdirectory "vim\vim73" and run the
+  "install.exe" program.  It will ask you a number of questions about
+  how you would like to have your Vim setup.  Among these are:
+  - You can tell it to write a "_vimrc" file with your preferences in the
+    parent directory.
+  - It can also install an "Edit with Vim" entry in the Windows Explorer
+    popup menu.
+  - You can have it create batch files, so that you can run Vim from the
+    console or in a shell.  You can select one of the directories in your
+    PATH or add the directory to PATH using the Windows Control Panel.  
+  - Create entries for Vim on the desktop and in the Start menu.
+
+Happy Vimming!
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index fcc37cc..a501f5e 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -710,6 +710,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    248,
+/**/
     247,
 /**/
     246,