Writing Thesis via LaTeX...

LaTeX is a perfect tool for writing your academic stuff like papers, thesis etc.

I suggest MiKTeX to construct your documents. You can download a Windows version installer from the website given below:
http://miktex.org/

MiKTeX includes TexWorks and provides "pdfLaTeX + MakeIndex + BibTeX" option for building your work.

There are so many editors that one can use for editing .tex files. I'm using "Sublime Text 2". It's colorful and really easy to use.

For drawing shapes, figures and flow charts you can use "Dia" tool. You can find the relevant tool from http://dia-installer.de/ website.

Dia is able to export the .eps format which is used in LaTeX for the figures.

To sum up, for a complete configuration to write your academic papers or thesis:

1. Get MikTex. (Builds your entire work)
2. Get Sublime Text 2 (It's optional, but really enhances your editing skills)
3. Get Dia

If I need to explain LaTex in one word: It's a life saver!

P.S. You can use Daum Equation Editor to write your equations in Latex!!! You don't need to learn how to write equations in Latex, just use Daum Equation Editor. It's a Chrome Application.