From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: kgold@watson.ibm.com (kgold) Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: How to upgrade from version 20.7 Date: 17 Feb 2004 21:34:07 GMT Organization: IBM T.J. Watson Research Center Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <68945b72.0402131144.37e435f@posting.google.com> <8765e9lcjs.fsf@emptyhost.emptydomain.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1077054733 2436 80.91.224.253 (17 Feb 2004 21:52:13 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 21:52:13 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Feb 17 22:52:00 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1AtD8J-0003NN-01 for ; Tue, 17 Feb 2004 22:51:59 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AtD7V-0000xM-Oy for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 17 Feb 2004 16:51:09 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!newsfeed.cs.utexas.edu!geraldo.cc.utexas.edu!an02.austin.ibm.com!ausnews.austin.ibm.com!newsfeed.btv.ibm.com!news.btv.ibm.com!alpha.watson.ibm.com!kgold Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 31 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: alpha.watson.ibm.com Original-X-Trace: news.btv.ibm.com 1077053647 20896 9.2.16.245 (17 Feb 2004 21:34:07 GMT) Original-X-Complaints-To: news@btv.ibm.com Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: 17 Feb 2004 21:34:07 GMT X-Newsreader: xrn 9.02 Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:121007 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 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 Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:16956 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:16956 Kai Grossjohann writes: > kgold@watson.ibm.com (kgold) writes: > > > Since emacs doesn't use the registry, it's much easier to install than > > most programs. Typically one unpacks the release, sets up the path > > and you're ready to go. > > Didn't Emacs 20 use addpm.exe? I don't know what that did, though. > So I also don't know what's needed to undo it. > > But maybe Emacs 21 still comes with addpm.exe, then just run the new > one... I install emacs on a new machine by: 1 - Drag and drop the directory from one machine to the other 2 - Drag and drop my .emacs to the new HOME 3 - Put the emacs executable in the PATH and put a shortcut on the task bar I don't have to touch the registry. The NTemacs FAQ says: If you run "addpm.exe", and answer OK to the message box that pops up then GNU Emacs will be added to your start menu, and certain registry keys will be created for you. This isn't compulsorary as in previous releases - so the choice is yours. Perhaps the registry keys it's talking about are file associations? Since I use gnuclient, I wouldn't want them anyway.