-[[!meta title="installing tinc on Windows 2000/XP"]]
+[[!meta title="installing tinc on Windows 2000/XP/7/8"]]
-## Example: installing tinc on Windows 2000/XP
+## Example: installing tinc on Windows 2000/XP/7/8
-This example shows how to install and configure tinc on Windows 2000 or XP. It
+This example shows how to install and configure tinc on Windows 2000, XP, 7 or 8. It
is not a HOWTO, it is recommended that you read the manual as well.
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that tinc will use. We will create that interface later, we will assume it is
called something like `VPN`.
-[[!img examples/windows/editconf.png]]
+[[!img examples/windows/edittincconf.png]]
In the current directory, you have to create a directory called `hosts`. In this
directory the host configuration files are stored. First you have to create one
This is probably just a single address, we will assume the subnet is
10.20.40.1/32.
-[[!img examples/windows/hostshome.png]]
+[[!img examples/windows/edithostshome.png]]
Now you have to generate the public and private key for your tinc daemon. You
do this by starting command.com. Go to the directory where tinc is installed.
Start tinc with the `-n` option set to the name of your VPN and use the `-K`
option: `tincd -n vpn -K`. The keypair will be generated, and you are asked to
-enter the names of the files to store them.
+enter the names of the files to store them. Just press enter twice to use the
+default filenames.
[[!img examples/windows/genkey.png]]