You have had some pretty good advice already, I do it a little differently though.
Remove the old glass, mostly I like to break it out before removing the glazing putty. Gloves and safety glasses are a very good idea here. Once the glass is mostly gone slip the end of a chisel, 3/4 inch or an inch wide one works well into the slot where the glass used to be with the bevel side down toward the wood, the flat surface toward the old dry putty. I like to give the handle a little tap just to seat the sharp edge of the chisel into any putty that was between the glass and the frame then lever the putty away, old dry putty will usually fragment fairly easily. Don't worry too much at this point if it doesn't all sheer away nice and clean, much of it probably will. Having worked all around the frame you can attempt to clean up a little more using the chisel in the conventional way, this work is really hard on a chisel and it will lose it's edge quickly. Applying some linseed oil to the old dry putty will eventually help soften it up and make it easier to clear away. Remember that if the putty was well installed it will have squeezed in between the edge of the glass and the wood to fill any voids or imperfections in the edges of the glass and the wood. There may even be some in the inside of the frame where the inside surface of the glass seats. Now on to the glazing points, as described by another before me, these come in different forms, traditionally they are little triangles, you lay the glass into the frame then lay a point on the glass with one point of the triangle into the frame. Usually the old-timers use the side of their chisel swinging it along the surface of the glass to strike the point on one long side thus tapping the point into the wood and keeping it snug to the glass. You tap it in far enough to hold the glass in the frame. There are other forms of points, one sort is like a small piece of metal with a fold in it and a pointed end to be driven into the wood. I have often replaced glass in windows where a small brad (nail) was used in the absence of glazing points. I have never bought glazing putty in cans or tins, never seen it sold that way, I have only ever bought it in a pouch. In the old days it was a foil paper pouch now I seem to get it in a plastic one. Anyway, as others have mentioned I just take out what I want, roll it into a snake like working plasticene then lay it in the corner along the edge of the glass. The trick is not to use too much, you need to cover the edge of the glass and fill the corner of the frame but you can make quite a steep angle of it. I don't use a finger, mostly because it is hard to make a nice clean finish, I use my trusty old chisel again. If I think of it I apply a little linseed oil to the bevel edge of the chisel or rub a little of the putty along it just to get a bit of oil there to reduce the chance of the chisel pulling up the putty as I pass. Then beginning at one corner I decide on the angle and begin dragging the chisel backward along the glass and corner pressing firmly to seat the putty well into the corner and thereby weatherproof the seal.This does take a little skill and it will often leave a little strip curled up along the glass edge of the putty. Try to be patient, you can come back in a day and gently shave this off. Be reminded that it takes days for the putty to harden to the point you can reasonably handle it without leaving finger prints in it. A putty knife can work in the place of a chisel but I like the chisel, now I can usually also shave off any curls with the sharp edge of the chisel something a putty knife won't do for me without catching the soft putty and necessitating redoing that surface. If you have time, this can be very satisfying work. It can be frustrating as well but once you gain the skill it is truly satisfying. I suggest you start with only one window, buy extra putty, it is pretty cheap, then just work and work it until you are satisfied. Once you get the feel for the putty and the angle you have to strike the chisel and get used to locating the corners nice an clean and neat it is really quite satisfying. The putty can be reused if you screw it up, if it gets a little too dry then just add a very little linseed oil, that is pretty cheap too, just be careful to add it very slowly and work it through, it can get too soft and that takes for ever to thicken up again. I suppose you could role it about in paper towel to reabsorbed some of the oil I haven't tried. The putty really is just a form of clay using oil rather than water to thin it. After working with the stuff for a while your hands will become very soft and your lady will appreciate that and how manly you smell. A double bonus, weatherproof windows and an agreeable woman. 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