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> From: Allan <mu8ja0i@earthlink.net>
> Date: Thu, 01 May 2008 20:51:09 -0500
> 
> `_emacs' will work but if you want to create `.emacs' you have to
> enclose the file name in double quotation marks when saving the file
> on Windows.

No, that's not true.  Emacs does NOT require quotes for .emacs.  Only
the Windows explorer does.