Mercurial error: abort no username supplied

Question

Problem on WindowsXP (likely will happen on all Win installs), first time using Mercurial. I found the answer in an inobvious place so I\'m asking/answering the question myself

Answer 1

Here is what worked like a charm for me on Windows XP:

1. Go to the folder C:\Program Files\Mercurial\hgrc.d assuming you have installed Mercurial to C:\Program Files\Mercurial\.
2. You should see a Mercurial.RC file in there.
3. Copy the file to C:\Documents and Settings\ [USERNAME]\
4. Rename Mercurial.RC to Mercurial.ini.

5. Edit the [ui] section like so:

   [ui]

   ; editor used to enter commit logs, etc. Most text editors will work.

   editor = notepad

   verbose = True

   username = userEmail@domain.com