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> Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 20:50:47 +0800
> From: zhiqiang yu <yzq.kevin@gmail.com>
> 
> i meet the following error when i compiled emacs in winXP.
> 
> Essential Lisp files seem to be missing. you should either do make bootstrap
> or create 'lisp/abbrev.elc' somehow
> 
> Nmake : fatal error U1077: 'if' : return code '0xffffffff' Stop

Is that the CVS version of Emacs?  If so, then you indeed need to run
"nmake bootstrap", like the message says.