Fellow Forum Members,
I'm new with Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Armory. I just want to make sure I'm correctly using these two apps together.  Is running Bitcoin Core and getting a "Green Checkmark" required first before running Bitcoin Armory?  Or is it okay to only run Bitcoin Armory without first running Bitcoin Core?

The reason I ask is because my Bitcoin Armory seems to be spending a lot of time in the "Sychronizing with Network" mode and "Build Databases" mode no matter whether I first run Bitcoin Core or not.  Is there a special Bitcoin Armory preference setting I need to make in order to make my Bitcoin Armory application startup go faster?  My understanding is the Bitcoin Armory runs on top of Bitcoin Core, therefore my guess is that first running Bitcoin Core is not a requirement.  Any comments will be greatly welcomed. Thanks.

Fellow Forum Members,
I have just finished building a dedicated Offline PC and a separate dedicated Online PC.  Both are running Windows 7 64bit.

On each computer I installed the download shown below I got from the Armory Download Website:

"Download 0.92.3 for Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8+ (32- and 64-bit)"

Please confirm for me if I am understanding all three application launch buttons listed below correctly:

1. Bitcoin Armory launch icon  - (Is this for Online PC use only?).
2. Bitcoin Armory (offline) launch icon   - (Is this for Offline PC use only?).
3. Bitcoin Armory (testnet) launch icon - (I don't understand this one. Is it for Online PC or Offline PC use only?).

As for option #3 I am confused. What is it used for?  Is it suppose to be used while I am on my Online PC or only when I am on my Offline PC? 

My learning strategy is to transfer from my Blockchain.info wallet .75 cents worth of a Bitcoin to my Armory Online Wallet and then transfer it to my Armory offline PC wallet for cold storage.   Then I want to do the reverse and send back the same amount to my Blockchain.info wallet from my Armory offline wallet.  Can anyone comment as to whether this learning strategy is the best way to get familiar with the basic operational features within Armory? What is the best testing I can perform to confirm I am correctly transferring my funds to cold storage?

Any opinions welcomed.  Thanks. 

Goatpig,
Thanks for making it clear in your post. I was really confused about this matter because all of the YouTube videos that demonstrate Armory running on an Offline PC seem to show Ubuntu as the default operating system for offline PC cold storage operation.  And given the choice I prefer to run my offline PC using Windows and avoid the Ubuntu learning curve. Again thanks to everyone in this forum.

Newar,
Thanks for the post. I already read the quote you posted the other day. However, it doesn't make it clear as day regarding my question.  Therefore, I am asking my question a second time in the hopes anyone can give me a yes or no answer.

My question is, "Can the Armory application located at the top of the Armory download page reading as shown below be installed on both an offline PC and also an online PC?

"Download 0.92.3 for Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8+ (32- and 64-bit)"


Or are we obligated to install into the Offline PC only the Ubuntu 12.04 application?

In other words, "Can both the online PC and offline PC be running the Windows7 version of Armory?"

My goal is to avoid using Ubuntu for the offline PC because this OS is not user friendly.

Fellow Forum Members,
I am new to Armory. Can someone please clarify the following. Regarding the offline Armory client. Is one obligated to use as the offline client the UBUNTU offline bundle available for download in the link below?

https://s3.amazonaws.com/bitcoinarmory-releases/armory_0.92.3_offline_ubuntu_12.04-64.tar.gz


Or does one have the option to use the Windows Installer version available for download in the link below for both the online and offline Armory client?

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The reason I ask is because I do not want to spend anytime messing with Ubuntu. It's a very user unfriendly operating system and I just prefer to stick with something I know which is Windows for both the online and offline armory clients. Therefore, can't the same Windows Armory download be installed on a PC that is not connected to the internet as well to a second PC that is connected to the internet?  

If the answer is no, what is the reasoning behind being obligated to use only Ubuntu or Rasberry as offline clients? Why can't we just stick with Windows XP or Windows 7 as an offline client?  Just curious why Armory is making things so complicated.  Right now I am having trouble adding a printer driver to my Ubuntu offline PC and this task would have been a easy if the Armory offline client was Windows and not Ubuntu.  Just my two cents.  

Any comment will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.