Hi, Following is the trace, when i started emacs with --debug-init option. Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "Font `-sony-fixed-medium-r-normal--13-120-100-100-c-80-iso8859-1' is not defined") modify-frame-parameters(# ((font . "-sony-fixed-medium-r-normal--13-120-100-100-c-80-iso8859-1"))) set-default-font("-sony-fixed-medium-r-normal--13-120-100-100-c-80-iso8859-1") Some where, it is getting this code of setting default font to sony-fixed-medium-r-normal--13-120-100-100-c-80-iso8859-1. Although it is not there in .emacs file. This error is present in emacs-22.2.1 I thought it may be a problem in emacs22.2.1 Hence I installed emacs-22.3.1 in a different path than that of emacs-22.2.1. Then also, same error is observed. Where is the problem? Can any body take this .emacs file and start emacs in their system and find out where is the error?