diff --git a/winsup/doc/highlights.xml b/winsup/doc/highlights.xml
index 67e326cb4..e1c05c5a4 100644
--- a/winsup/doc/highlights.xml
+++ b/winsup/doc/highlights.xml
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ that the root path is C:\Cygwin. So it looks for the
fstab file in C:\Cygwin\etc\fstab.
The layout of this file is very similar to the layout of the
fstab file on Linux. Just instead of block devices,
-the mount points point to Win32 paths. An installation with
-setup.exe installs a fstab file by
-default, which can easily be changed using the editor of your choice.
+the mount points point to Win32 paths. On installation, a default
+fstab file is created, which can easily be changed
+using the editor of your choice.
The fstab file allows mounting arbitrary Win32
paths into the POSIX file system space. A special case is the so-called
diff --git a/winsup/doc/intro.xml b/winsup/doc/intro.xml
index c68345979..a38609990 100644
--- a/winsup/doc/intro.xml
+++ b/winsup/doc/intro.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
NOTES
To port applications you will need to install the development tools,
which you can do by selecting gcc in
- setup.exe (dependencies are automatically handled).
+ the Cygwin Setup program (dependencies are automatically handled).
If you need a specific program or library, you can search for a
Cygwin package containing it at:
diff --git a/winsup/doc/ov-ex-unix.xml b/winsup/doc/ov-ex-unix.xml
index c47a3992b..28e351bc8 100644
--- a/winsup/doc/ov-ex-unix.xml
+++ b/winsup/doc/ov-ex-unix.xml
@@ -21,17 +21,18 @@ than most UNIX-like operating systems; these are described in more detail in
.
-Use the graphical command setup.exe any time you want
-to update or install a Cygwin package. This program must be run
-manually every time you want to check for updated packages since Cygwin
+Use the graphical Cygwin Setup program (available from the
+Cygwin homepage)
+any time you want to update or install a Cygwin package. This program must
+be run manually every time you want to check for updated packages since Cygwin
does not currently include a mechanism for automatically detecting
package updates.
-By default, setup.exe only installs a minimal subset of
+By default, the Cygwin Setup program only installs a minimal subset of
packages. Add any other packages by clicking on the +
next to the Category name and selecting the package from the displayed
-list. You may search for specfic tools by using the
+list. You may search for specific tools by using the
Setup Package Search
at the Cygwin web site.
@@ -40,9 +41,8 @@ After installation, you can find Cygwin-specific documentation in
the /usr/share/doc/Cygwin/ directory.
-For more information about what each option in
-setup.exe means, see .
+For more information about what each option in Cygwin Setup means,
+see .
diff --git a/winsup/doc/ov-ex-win.xml b/winsup/doc/ov-ex-win.xml
index 9a24021a7..7b5bf033e 100644
--- a/winsup/doc/ov-ex-win.xml
+++ b/winsup/doc/ov-ex-win.xml
@@ -12,19 +12,19 @@ to become acquainted with UNIX basics (search for "UNIX basics" or
"UNIX tutorial").
-To install a basic Cygwin environment, run the
-setup.exe program and click Next
+To install a basic Cygwin environment, run the Cygwin Setup program from
+the Cygwin homepage and click
+Next
at each page. The default settings are correct for most users. If you
want to know more about what each option means, see
-. Use setup.exe
+. Use the Cygwin Setup program
any time you want to update or install a Cygwin package. If you are
installing Cygwin for a specific purpose, use it to install the tools
that you need. For example, if you want to compile C++ programs, you
need the gcc-g++ package and probably a text
-editor like nano. When running
-setup.exe, clicking on categories and packages in the
-package installation screen will provide you with the ability to control
-what is installed or updated.
+editor like nano. When running Cygwin Setup,
+clicking on categories and packages in the package installation screen
+will provide you with the ability to control what is installed or updated.
After installation, you can find Cygwin-specific documentation in
diff --git a/winsup/doc/overview.xml b/winsup/doc/overview.xml
index aaaaef0cd..4d312c714 100644
--- a/winsup/doc/overview.xml
+++ b/winsup/doc/overview.xml
@@ -100,10 +100,9 @@ the GNU configure mechanism. Self hosting was achieved as of the beta
The entire Cygwin toolset was available as a monolithic install. In
April 2000, the project announced a
-New Cygwin Net Release which provided the native non-Cygwin Win32 program
-setup.exe to install and upgrade each package
-separately. Since then, the Cygwin DLL and setup.exe
-have seen continuous development.
+New Cygwin Net Release which provided a graphical non-Cygwin
+Setup program to install and upgrade each package separately. Since then,
+the Cygwin DLL and the Setup tool have seen continuous development.