I am trying to avoid installation of ubuntu, so using cygwin to work with MEEP. The problem is I am not able to install h5utils, it fails when I run the command 'meep'.
If you area avoiding to install a full box Ubuntu, I suggest you to try virtualization. Create a virtual machine with either VirtualBox o VmWare and the install Ubuntu over it. You will get a better user experience and a lot of troubles will dissapear
If you are on windows 10 you can now use Ubuntu in windows. Microsoft claims that you cannot, but I have a guide that shows how you can use graphical applications in it here: http://avezou.net/blog/ubuntu-bash-windows-10