diff --git a/Doc/c-api/init.rst b/Doc/c-api/init.rst
index 650aec2..643628e 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/init.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/init.rst
@@ -256,14 +256,15 @@
       triple: module; search; path
       single: path (in module sys)
 
-   Return the default module search path; this is computed from the  program name
-   (set by :cfunc:`Py_SetProgramName` above) and some environment variables.  The
-   returned string consists of a series of directory names separated by a platform
-   dependent delimiter character.  The delimiter character is ``':'`` on Unix and
-   Mac OS X, ``';'`` on Windows.  The returned string points into static storage;
-   the caller should not modify its value.  The value is available to Python code
-   as the list ``sys.path``, which may be modified to change the future search path
-   for loaded modules.
+   Return the default module search path; this is computed from the program name
+   (set by :cfunc:`Py_SetProgramName` above) and some environment variables.
+   The returned string consists of a series of directory names separated by a
+   platform dependent delimiter character.  The delimiter character is ``':'``
+   on Unix and Mac OS X, ``';'`` on Windows.  The returned string points into
+   static storage; the caller should not modify its value.  The list
+   :data:`sys.path` is initialized with this value on interpreter startup; it
+   can be (and usually is) modified later to change the search path for loading
+   modules.
 
    .. XXX should give the exact rules
 
diff --git a/Doc/using/windows.rst b/Doc/using/windows.rst
index 7c61703..9571a18 100644
--- a/Doc/using/windows.rst
+++ b/Doc/using/windows.rst
@@ -166,12 +166,13 @@
 
 .. ``
 
-Modifying the module search path can also be done through the Windows registry:
-Edit
-:file:`HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Python\\PythonCore\\{version}\\PythonPath\\`,
-as described above for the environment variable :envvar:`%PYTHONPATH%`.  A
-convenient registry editor is :program:`regedit` (start it by typing "regedit"
-into :menuselection:`Start --> Run`).
+Modifying the module search path can also be done through the Windows registry
+under the key :file:`HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Python\\PythonCore\\{version}\\PythonPath`.
+Subkeys which have semicolon-delimited path strings as their default value will
+cause each path to be searched.  Multiple subkeys can be created and are
+appended to the path in alphabetical order.  A convenient registry editor is
+:program:`regedit` (start it by typing "regedit" into :menuselection:`Start -->
+Run`).
 
 
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