• Install python and boto

  
#!/bin/bash
apt-get update 
apt-get install -y python python-dev python-pip
pip install boto 

• Login to AWS and create/locate your Access Key

• Create and configure your boto credentials
  

  
#!/bin/bashnano /home/<youruser>/.boto

• Using the info from AWS do...
  

[Credentials]
aws_access_key_id = {ACCESS KEY ID}
aws_secret_access_key = {SECRET ACCESS KEY} 

• Login to your EC2 console and create/download your key

  
#!/bin/bash

cp /path/to/key/foo.pem /home/<youruser>/.ssh/foo.pem
chmod 600 /home/<youruser>/.ssh/foo.pem 

• Download and install in order
  

http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.3/python-2.7.3.amd64.msi
http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywin32/files/pywin32/Build216/pywin32-216.win32-py2.7.exe/download 

//That should have installed in C:\Python-2.7.3 or something similar
Add an environment variable PYTHON_HOME=C:\Python-2.7.3\
Add an environment variable PYTHON_SCRIPTS=C:\Python-2.7.3\Scripts\
Add both to your path

• Now download
  

http://peak.telecommunity.com/dist/ez_setup.py

• Then (assumes x64 if not download x32 installer)
  

http://peak.telecommunity.com/dist/ez_setup.py
cmd> python C:\Downloads\ez_setup.py

• Install pip then boto
  

cmd>easy_install  pip
cmd>pip install boto

• Configure boto
  

//Follow the steps from the debian portion to find keys & secrets
Create your file with the name you want(e.g boto_config.cfg)
Place it in a location of your choice(e.g C:\Users\<your_account_name>\configs).
Create an envar with the name BOTO_CONFIG and value of the path you chose.

• SSH Key
  

//This is involved. Please refer to
http://tuts.pinehead.tv/2011/11/21/connect-to-amazon-ec2-using-putty-private-key-on-windows/