diff --git a/windows/README-msi.txt b/windows/README-msi.txt
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+PuTTY README
+============
+
+This is the README file for the PuTTY MSI installer distribution. If
+you're reading this, you've probably just run our installer and
+installed PuTTY on your system.
+
+What should I do next?
+----------------------
+
+If you want to use PuTTY to connect to other computers, or use PSFTP
+to transfer files, you should just be able to run them from the
+Start menu.
+
+If you want to use the command-line file transfer utility PSCP, you
+will need to run this from a Command Prompt or equivalent, because it
+will not do anything useful without command-line options telling it
+what files to copy to and from where. You can do this by just running
+the command 'pscp' from a Command Prompt, if you used the installer's
+option to put the PuTTY installation directory on your PATH.
+Alternatively, you can always run pscp.exe by its full pathname, e.g.
+"C:\Program Files\PuTTY\pscp.exe".
+
+(Note that a Command Prompt that was already open before you ran the
+installer will not have inherited the update of PATH.)
+
+Some versions of Windows will refuse to run HTML Help files (.CHM)
+if they are installed on a network drive. If you have installed
+PuTTY on a network drive, you might want to check that the help file
+works properly. If not, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896054
+for information on how to solve this problem.
+
+What do I do if it doesn't work?
+--------------------------------
+
+The PuTTY home web site is
+
+    http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/
+
+Here you will find our list of known bugs and pending feature
+requests. If your problem is not listed in there, or in the FAQ, or
+in the manuals, read the Feedback page to find out how to report
+bugs to us. PLEASE read the Feedback page carefully: it is there to
+save you time as well as us. Do not send us one-line bug reports
+telling us `it doesn't work'.
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