Add instructions for installing cx_Freeze in Windows, and add cx_Freeze support to setup.py for Windows

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@@ -98,7 +98,15 @@ Download the latest Python 3.5.x, 32-bit (x86) from https://www.python.org/downl
 
 Download and install Qt5 from https://www.qt.io/download-open-source/. I downloaded `qt-unified-windows-x86-2.0.3-1-online.exe`. There's no need to login to a Qt account during installation. Make sure you install the latest Qt 5.x.
 
-Open a command prompt and install some dependencies with pip: `pip install pyinstaller==3.1.1 pypiwin32 flask stem PyQt5`
+Installing cx_Freeze with support for python 3.5 is annoying. Here are the steps (thanks https://github.com/sekrause/cx_Freeze-Wheels):
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+* Download and install the Visual C++ Build Tools 2005 from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=691126. I downloaded `visualcppbuildtools_full.exe`.
+* Install the python wheel package: `pip install wheel`
+* Download a [snapshot](https://bitbucket.org/anthony_tuininga/cx_freeze/downloads) of the latest development version of cx_Freeze, extract it, and cd into the folder you extracted it to
+* Build the package: `python setup.py bdist_wheel`
+* Install it with pip: `pip install dist\cx_Freeze-5.0-cp35-cp35m-win32.whl`
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+Open a command prompt and install dependencies with pip: `pip install pypiwin32 flask stem PyQt5`
 
 Download and install the [Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x86)](http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29).