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> From: ChristopherL <clusardi2k@aol.com>
> Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:09:39 -0700 (PDT)
> 
> I'm using Windows XP and can't seem to find my .emacs file!

Are you sure you have one?  Maybe you need to create it first?

> First, on windows filenames can't begin with a dot.

When did you last try a file name that begins with a dot?  This
limitation was on DOS; on Windows, it's long gone.  Try it.