I dont use windows, but I do agree that gatra needs to get the windows wallet out very soon.  It should be a priority if he wants to keep this as a fair launch.

As for a pool, yes needed, no not coming soon.  This is a new PoW and building pool software for it is going to take time.  I'll talk to ypool and beeeer as they are pretty well versed in creating a pool interface for new PoW's