not able to start lilypond

[Bruce Van Buskirk]

I downloaded the most recent version of Lilypond last week. When I try the 
test (i.e. "enter (c'4e'g') in Notepad, save as test.ly, then double click on 
it")to see if it's working correctly, I get this message:


# -*-compilation-*-
Changing working directory to `C:/Documents and Settings/Bruce/Desktop'
Processing `C:/Documents and Settings/Bruce/Desktop/test.ly'
Parsing...
C:/Documents and Settings/Bruce/Desktop/test.ly:1:0: error: syntax error, 
unexpected '('

(c'4 e' g')
C:/Documents and Settings/Bruce/Desktop/test.ly: 0: warning: no \version 
statement found,  add

\version "2.8.8"

for future compatibility


How do I get the program up and running?

Bruce