Getting started with Arduino UNO

Procedure

Download Arduino Software   

http://arduino.cc/en/main/software

Create an folder Arduino e.g. C:\arduino-1.0.3

Copy the Arduino files into C:\arduino-1.0.3

The drivers can be found under C:\arduino-1.0.3\drivers     (not the FTDI USB Drivers)

If the Arduino UNO was already connected then use following help http://arduino.cc/en/Guide/UnoDriversWindowsXP which is similar to Windows7 or Windows8 procedure.