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> From: Deniz Dogan <deniz.a.m.dogan@gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:35:08 +0100
> Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
> 
> > FWIW, "C-x C-f /plink:USERNAME@SERVER:.emacs RET" works for me (with
> > PuTTY's plink and Pageant running).
> >
> 
> This works for me as well, but without Pageant. So why doesn't it work
> doing it the standard way?

Who said it doesn't?  It does for me, if I say

   C-x C-f /USERNAME@SERVER:.emacs RET

In your example, you didn't use the USERNAME@ part, perhaps that's the
reason.

Also note that by default, Tramp uses pscp, not plink (see
tramp-default-method).