(1) Download and install Nodejs from http://nodejs.org/
(2) Install git for Windows from: http://msysgit.github.io/
(3) Run: npm install -g phonegap

(4) Create an app:

    phonegap create my-app

(5) Run the app on Android - must install Android

    cd my-app
    phonegap run android



How to Install Android 

(1) Download and install SDK from: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

(2) Unzip and copy into C drive, anywhere.

(3) Modify your path to include locations for: 
    c:\android\sdk\tools;c:\android\sdk\platform-tools

(4) Install Apache ANT - needed for command-line building
    Goto: http://www.apache.org/dist/ant/binaries/
    Download: apache-ant-1.9.4-bin.zip
    Copy directory to your path

(5) Add the bin directory to your PATH environment variable.

(6) Create an AVD in Android

(7) Run the app by typing: phonegap run android

(8) You cannot test iOS apps on Windows.


How to create a PhoneGap app from existing source code:

(1) Download source code or PhoneGap project

(2) Create a new project on your system - phonegap create <project name>
    For example, phonegap create helloworld

(3) Open www directory of new project

(4) Copy index.html and other files into the main and sub-folders as appropriate.