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Updated INSTALL-win32.txt
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Signed-off-by: Samuli Seppänen <[email protected]>
Acked-by: Gert Doering <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: David Sommerseth <[email protected]>
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IMPORTANT NOTE FOR VISTA USERS
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR WINDOWS VISTA/7 USERS

Note that on Windows Vista, you will need to run the OpenVPN
GUI with administrator privileges, so that it can add routes
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GENERAL QUICKSTART FOR WINDOWS

The OpenVPN Client requires a configuration file
and key/certificate files. You should obtain
these and save them to \Program Files\OpenVPN\config.
and key/certificate files. You should obtain
these and save them to OpenVPN's configuration
directory, usually C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\config.

To start OpenVPN, first run the OpenVPN GUI by double
clicking on the desktop icon or start menu icon.

The OpenVPN GUI is a system-tray applet, so an icon for the
GUI will appear in the lower-right corner of the screen.
Right click on the system tray icon, and a menu should appear
showing the names of your OpenVPN configuration files, and
giving you the option to connect.
You can run OpenVPN as a Windows system service or by using
the client GUI. To use the OpenVPN GUI, double click on the
desktop icon or start menu icon. The OpenVPN GUI is a
system-tray applet, so an icon for the GUI will appear in
the lower-right corner of the screen. Right click on the
system tray icon, and a menu should appear showing the names
of your OpenVPN configuration files, and giving you the
option to connect.

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