4. The search may take a while, reminding us that the Windows Registry
is a large and mysterious place where dragons be. Let‘s use these few seconds to
reflect on the fact that
you should never, ever, never change things
in the registry unless you are absolutely, positively, totally,
completely, 100%dead sure that you know exactly what
you‘re doing. When the search completes we‘ll see the key name for which
we‘re looking.
5. Click File->Export. Give your file an appropriate name like,
"putty.reg" and click "Save"
6. We‘re done! Save the putty.reg file somewhere safe. The file doesn‘t
contain any passwords or actual SSH key values so, it‘s relatively safe from
prying eyes. Still, it does contain your configuration and that kind of data is
a private matter.
Importing Your PuTTy ConfigurationTo import your
saved PuTTy configuration on any other Windows computer simply copy your
exported registry key, right click on the file and click "Merge"
Windows will ask you for confirmation that you want to import this set
of registry values. We know this file is safe, because we created it
but,
you should never import registry information from an unknown
source.
That‘s all you need to know about moving your PuTTy configuration from
one machine to another. This can be really useful information when upgrading to
a new PC or, if you‘re an office IT guy where your users all have a standard
list of servers they need to connect via SSH, you can create a reference
configuration on once machine and "share" it between every computer in the
office.
