PyTables:Installing hdf5

[Ajith Prasad]

I am trying to install the WinXP version of PyTables which requires
hdf5 (from http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/) as a pre-requisite.
However, I am at a loss as to how to install hdf5 - I have downloaded
the zipped version of hdf5 and unzipped it using WinZip but get a mass
of .exe and other files and have no clue as to how to proceed further.
Thanks in advance for any help.