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 to indicate which proxy to use. The files location depends on your
 operating system. On Linux or Unix it is located in the directory
 "~/.subversion". On Windows it is in "%APPDATA%\Subversion". (Try
-"echo %APPDATA%", note this is a hidden directory.)</p>
+"echo %APPDATA%", note this is a hidden directory.) Alternatively,
+on Windows you can edit the registry - see <a href=
+"http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.0/ch07.html#svn-ch-7-sect-1.2">chapter
+7</a> in the Subversion book for details of how the Windows registry
+maps to the Subversion configuration files.</p>
 
 <p>There are comments in the file explaining what to do.  If you don't
 have that file, get the latest Subversion client and run any command;