From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Grant Rettke Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Installing and Running Emacs in Windows 7 Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2015 18:42:29 -0500 Message-ID: References: <19877318.1439674550120.JavaMail.root@mswamui-backed.atl.sa.earthlink.net> <87fv3kyxb5.fsf@ijmp.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1439682176 11916 80.91.229.3 (15 Aug 2015 23:42:56 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2015 23:42:56 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Emacs Help , Michael Cole To: Jeff Clough Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Aug 16 01:42:45 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1ZQl65-0008DT-1v for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 16 Aug 2015 01:42:45 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:51120 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZQl64-00033t-4A for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 15 Aug 2015 19:42:44 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:60087) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZQl5t-00033j-23 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 15 Aug 2015 19:42:33 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZQl5r-00086o-Ru for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 15 Aug 2015 19:42:32 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-la0-x229.google.com ([2a00:1450:4010:c03::229]:32884) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZQl5r-00086U-JI for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 15 Aug 2015 19:42:31 -0400 Original-Received: by lalv9 with SMTP id v9so60883278lal.0 for ; Sat, 15 Aug 2015 16:42:29 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject :from:to:cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=ODdvfvxVDYdDMy9bhsT8Q36gO/JVQVWbd5DItrVssYs=; b=MLxs3wlSuuu3NsR8iohh9dskKUF7mEQIv29o1cmthzO9F0hchc/8B8MT744OYpQf6s orZtY+/1v2DWVp2fUSPpIIvAOUSUUzmH7zwNfaU1BSOB/u5BTrjSOSp1SB3uzOFSfR0n KeyHtdvLQhf/i1G+D6QGn5ko/xu1U0kvbgrSo422IhilkF2bV3OYEXTduU4mnWovA+yl Z2rR+Cqm456ZJDPkoGTpCzzWc73mzrSBz7MxvS4YDSNQ/ici8pPoEoK8oQqXb6IDpIc6 1oNUYg3H/4qQalhXjsy/+m79PdXDnXp6smH0AoC3V4Cq3O1D8DNIiDyrPqMavk2Munbx i/hA== X-Received: by 10.152.3.199 with SMTP id e7mr49278958lae.98.1439682149536; Sat, 15 Aug 2015 16:42:29 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.112.136.9 with HTTP; Sat, 15 Aug 2015 16:42:29 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <87fv3kyxb5.fsf@ijmp.net> X-Google-Sender-Auth: qG8TeqNe7I8f-5R8eM8foz4IkQo X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2a00:1450:4010:c03::229 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:106618 Archived-At: My Windows 7 setup; https://github.com/grettke/help/blob/master/help.org#windows Grant Rettke -- gcr@wisdomandwonder.com | http://www.wisdomandwonder.com/ =E2=80=9CWisdom begins in wonder.=E2=80=9D --Socrates =E2=80=9CAll creativity is an extended form of a joke.=E2=80=9D --Kay ((=CE=BB (x) (x x)) (=CE=BB (x) (x x))) =E2=80=9CLife has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to st= op taking it seriously.=E2=80=9D --Thompson On Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 5:57 PM, Jeff Clough wrote: > Michael Cole writes: > >> 1. How do I install and run Emacs 21.4 or any other version in Window= s >> 7? I have been able to unpack the TAR files but I cannot get it to >> install or run. You seem to have made this more difficult than it >> should be. Installing Emacs on Windows easy > > You need the ZIP files for Windows, found here: > > http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/windows/ > >> 2. Is there a fully compiled version of Emacs for Windows 7? I do not >> want to have to dig for the Emacs CD that is in storage right now a= nd >> which I bought from CompUSA back in 2000. > > The ZIP file contains binaries which will work on Windows 7. Further info= rmation can be found here: > > http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/windows/README > > Jeff >