X-Git-Url: https://git.distorted.org.uk/~mdw/sgt/putty/blobdiff_plain/78e2f07b495e51c55633ceabc7e7a866f541a1f0..6668a75e54d5a0f3af36b57180177a7fc09868d4:/doc/faq.but

diff --git a/doc/faq.but b/doc/faq.but
index 598fa923..18d42909 100644
--- a/doc/faq.but
+++ b/doc/faq.but
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ To run a PuTTY session saved under the name \q{\cw{mysession}},
 create a Windows shortcut that invokes PuTTY with a command line
 like
 
-\c \path\name\to\putty.exe -load mysession
+\c \path\name\to\putty.exe -load "mysession"
 
 (Note: prior to 0.53, the syntax was \c{@session}. This is now
 deprecated and may be removed at some point.)
@@ -985,6 +985,17 @@ will be sacrificing security for this. (Falling back to SSH-1 would
 also remove the delays, but would lose a \e{lot} more security
 still. We do not recommend it.)
 
+\S{faq-xpwontrun}{Question} PuTTY fails to start up.  Windows claims that
+\q{the application configuration is incorrect}.
+
+This is caused by a bug in certain versions of \i{Windows XP} which is
+triggered by PuTTY 0.58.  It can be avoided by installing
+Service Pack 2, by using a different version of PuTTY, or by installing
+a special \i{manifest file} alongside the PuTTY executable.
+The
+\W{http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/xp-wont-run}{\q{xp-wont-run}}
+entry in PuTTY's wishlist has more details.
+
 \H{faq-secure} Security questions
 
 \S{faq-publicpc}{Question} Is it safe for me to download PuTTY and
@@ -1013,10 +1024,8 @@ leave. You can do that automatically, by running the command
 the currently logged-in user on \i{multi-user systems}.)
 
 If PuTTY was installed from the installer package, it will also
-appear in \q{Add/Remove Programs}.
-\#{XXX-REMOVE-BEFORE-RELEASE - replace with: Older versions of the uninstaller do not}
-Uninstallation does not currently
-remove the above-mentioned registry entries and file.
+appear in \q{Add/Remove Programs}. Older versions of the uninstaller
+do not remove the above-mentioned registry entries and file.
 
 \S{faq-dsa}{Question} How come PuTTY now supports \i{DSA}, when the
 website used to say how insecure it was?
@@ -1222,4 +1231,4 @@ couldn't possibly comment on such allegations.
 \S{faq-pronounce}{Question} How do I pronounce \q{PuTTY}?
 
 Exactly like the English word \q{putty}, which we pronounce
-/\u02C8{'}p\u028C{V}t\u026A{I}/.
+/\u02C8{'}p\u028C{V}ti/.