From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Tim Johnson Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: installation of emacs on Windows Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 15:11:24 -0900 Message-ID: <20060115001123.GJ2228@johnsons-web.com> References: <1137281196.256453.102730@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1137283806 7752 80.91.229.2 (15 Jan 2006 00:10:06 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 00:10:06 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Jan 15 01:10:01 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1ExvT5-00057T-Nw for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 15 Jan 2006 01:10:00 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1ExvVI-00088M-2f for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 14 Jan 2006 19:12:16 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1ExvUP-000807-JM for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 14 Jan 2006 19:11:21 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1ExvUI-0007u9-Cd for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 14 Jan 2006 19:11:19 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1ExvUH-0007tb-Vz for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 14 Jan 2006 19:11:14 -0500 Original-Received: from [208.218.214.44] (helo=ns3.cniweb.net) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1ExvXW-0007U1-Pn for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 14 Jan 2006 19:14:34 -0500 Original-Received: from linus.johnson.com (rdbck-static-445.palmer.mtaonline.net [64.4.232.191]) by ns3.cniweb.net (8.13.5/8.13.5) with ESMTP id k0F0849M016888 for ; Sat, 14 Jan 2006 19:08:05 -0500 (EST) Original-Received: from linus.johnson.com (localhost.johnson.com [127.0.0.1]) by linus.johnson.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k0F0BO5C032730 for ; Sat, 14 Jan 2006 15:11:24 -0900 Original-Received: (from tim@localhost) by linus.johnson.com (8.12.8/8.12.8/Submit) id k0F0BOh2032728 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 14 Jan 2006 15:11:24 -0900 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Mail-Followup-To: Tim Johnson , help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1137281196.256453.102730@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:32653 Archived-At: * thickface [060114 14:34]: > hi all, > i just downloaded two files, emacs-21.4a.tar and emacs-21.4a.tar.gz. > now i am trying to figure out how to install them. right now, i have > no idea. i even don't know what 'tar' and gz mean. Hi thickface: Most windows utilies like pkzip, winzip will open a tarfile (.tar.gz extension) tim > can anyone help me out?? thanks. > > _______________________________________________ > help-gnu-emacs mailing list > help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-emacs -- Tim Johnson http://www.alaska-internet-solutions.com