In article <mailman.1625.1246420413.2239.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>,
Juanma Barranquero  <lekktu@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Loading desktop...done
>> Warning: desktop file appears to be in use by PID 1568.
>> Using it may cause conflicts.  Use it anyway? (y or n)
>> Quit [4 times]
>> Mark saved where search started [2 times]
>
>That means that Emacs finds a file .emacs.desktop.lock, which
>indicates that another instance of Emacs is running. In theory, that
>file should be deleted when the given instance exits.
>
>> Happens every time.
>
>Always PID 1568, or a new one each time?
>
>> PS: GNU Emacs 23.0.0.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600) of 2007-08-18 on TPAD
>
>That's quite old. Could you try with a more recent build? You can
>download the newest pretest of Emacs 23 from
>
>   http://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/pretest/windows/
>
>    Juanma
>
>

Well, that's "NTemacs".  I guess I'll have to track down whoever
maintains that and see what he/she can do...

David