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>>So this is correct:
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>>    (setq desktop-enable t)
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>This is probably not correct, since setting a variable will not load
>a file.  *Customizing* this variable will store extra information in
>the .emacs file which will then load desktop.el.  But for the
>non-custom solution, I think the best thing would be
>
>(desktop-mode 1)
>
>And desktop-mode is an autoloaded global minor mode from desktop.el
>which also sets desktop-enable to t when active.
>
>Alex.
>  
>
Yes, you are right.
So until I have finished implementing desktop-save-mode, it should be

   (require 'desktop)
   (setq desktop-enable t)