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> From: Lawrence Fischel <Lawrence.Fischel@clorox.com>
> Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 02:03:32 +0000
> 
> Just unpacked the file emacs-26.2-x86_64.zip into the directory C:\Program Files (x86)\emacs 26.2\.  However, when running C:\Program Files (x86)\emacs 26.2\bin\runemacs.exe, nothing happens.  Am running Windows 7 Enterprise as a 64-bit Operating System.  Didn't create any .init file nor change the PATH.  Just tried to start from the \bin directory.

Does it help to add C:\Program Files (x86)\emacs 26.2\bin to PATH?
What happens if you run C:\Program Files (x86)\emacs 26.2\bin\emacs.exe?

Btw, the installation directory is incorrect: the Emacs you downloaded
is a 64-bit executable, so should be installed into the 64-bit
directory C:\Program Files\emacs 26.2\.