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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.69 2004/04/28 17:26:15 jacob Exp $
+\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.74 2004/08/10 16:50:30 jacob Exp $

 
 \A{faq} PuTTY FAQ
 
 
 \A{faq} PuTTY FAQ
 


@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ a new system and doing the port for that.
 
 However, some of the work has been done by other people, and a beta
 port of PuTTY for the Nokia 9200 Communicator series is available
 
 However, some of the work has been done by other people, and a beta
 port of PuTTY for the Nokia 9200 Communicator series is available

-from \W{http://www.s2.org/putty/}\cw{http://www.s2.org/putty/}
+from \W{http://s2putty.sourceforge.net/}\cw{http://s2putty.sourceforge.net/}

 
 \H{faq-embedding} Embedding PuTTY in other programs
 
 
 \H{faq-embedding} Embedding PuTTY in other programs
 


@@ -364,8 +364,8 @@ to say something else; \c{vt220} might help if you have trouble.
 
 \S{faq-settings}{Question} Where does PuTTY store its data?
 
 
 \S{faq-settings}{Question} Where does PuTTY store its data?
 

-PuTTY stores most of its data (saved sessions, SSH host keys) in the
-Registry. The precise location is
+On Windows, PuTTY stores most of its data (saved sessions, SSH host
+keys) in the Registry. The precise location is

 
 \c HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY
 
 
 \c HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY
 


@@ -383,6 +383,8 @@ pathname in the Registry, at
 
 \c HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY\RandSeedFile
 
 
 \c HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY\RandSeedFile
 

+On Unix, PuTTY stores all of this data in a directory \cw{~/.putty}.
+

 \H{faq-howto} HOWTO questions
 
 \S{faq-startmax}{Question} How can I make PuTTY start up maximised?
 \H{faq-howto} HOWTO questions
 
 \S{faq-startmax}{Question} How can I make PuTTY start up maximised?


@@ -565,8 +567,8 @@ In order to use Plink on these systems, you will need to download
 the
 \W{http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads/contents/wuadmintools/s_wunetworkingtools/w95sockets2/}{WinSock 2 upgrade}:
 
 the
 \W{http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads/contents/wuadmintools/s_wunetworkingtools/w95sockets2/}{WinSock 2 upgrade}:
 

-\c http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads/contents/wuadmintools/
-\c   s_wunetworkingtools/w95sockets2/
+\c http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads/contents/
+\c   wuadmintools/s_wunetworkingtools/w95sockets2/

 
 \S{faq-outofmem}{Question} After trying to establish an SSH 2
 connection, PuTTY says \q{Out of memory} and dies.
 
 \S{faq-outofmem}{Question} After trying to establish an SSH 2
 connection, PuTTY says \q{Out of memory} and dies.


@@ -625,8 +627,8 @@ areas of black space where colour ought to be.
 
 You almost certainly need to enable the \q{Use background colour to
 erase screen} setting in the Terminal panel. Note that if you do
 
 You almost certainly need to enable the \q{Use background colour to
 erase screen} setting in the Terminal panel. Note that if you do

-this in mid-session, it may not take effect until you reset the
-terminal (see \k{faq-resetterm}).
+this in mid-session, in versions before 0.54, it may not take effect
+until you reset the terminal (see \k{faq-resetterm}).

 
 \S{faq-resetterm}{Question} When I change some terminal settings,
 nothing happens.
 
 \S{faq-resetterm}{Question} When I change some terminal settings,
 nothing happens.


@@ -673,12 +675,16 @@ This is a Windows problem, not a PuTTY problem. The timeout value
 can't be set on per application or per session basis. To increase
 the TCP timeout globally, you need to tinker with the Registry.
 
 can't be set on per application or per session basis. To increase
 the TCP timeout globally, you need to tinker with the Registry.
 

-On Windows 95, 98 or ME, the registry key you need to change is
+On Windows 95, 98 or ME, the registry key you need to create or
+change is

 
 \c HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\
 \c   MSTCP\MaxDataRetries
 
 (it must be of type DWORD in Win95, or String in Win98/ME).
 
 \c HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\
 \c   MSTCP\MaxDataRetries
 
 (it must be of type DWORD in Win95, or String in Win98/ME).

+(See MS Knowledge Base article
+\W{http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;158474}{158474}
+for more information.)

 
 On Windows NT or 2000, the registry key is
 
 
 On Windows NT or 2000, the registry key is
 


@@ -686,6 +692,9 @@ On Windows NT or 2000, the registry key is
 \c   Parameters\TcpMaxDataRetransmissions
 
 and it must be of type DWORD.
 \c   Parameters\TcpMaxDataRetransmissions
 
 and it must be of type DWORD.

+(See MS Knowledge Base article
+\W{http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;120642}{120642}
+for more information.)

 
 Set the key's value to something like 10. This will cause Windows to
 try harder to keep connections alive instead of abandoning them.
 
 Set the key's value to something like 10. This will cause Windows to
 try harder to keep connections alive instead of abandoning them.