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> Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 08:40:46 -0600
> From: Robert Mecklenburg <mecklen@cimsoft.com>
> 
> (I've evaluated the source lisp function.)  It appears to me that the
> default-directory which is "/" is wrong for NTEmacs.

Why is "/" wrong for NTEmacs?  It means the root directory on the
current drive.