on windows, i believe the file is called _emacs, not .emacs (at least, this is the case on my windows xp machine) Brett On 9/4/05, Eli Zaretskii wrote: > > > From: "Søren Sander" > > Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 19:51:07 +0200 > > > > For my root-directory... > > Since the one I have is named wrongly... And Windows don't seem to > accept me > > renaming it... > > My crystal ball says you meant the `.emacs' file. Windows does allow > such file names, but some Windows programs, like the Explorer, don't > like them. One way to rename the file is to start the Command Prompt, > then go to the correct directory, and type "ren foo .emacs" (replace > "foo" with the actual name of the file). > > Alternatively, start Emacs, then type "C-x C-f ~/.emacs RET", and then > paste whatever contents you want there, and save the file. > > > _______________________________________________ > Help-gnu-emacs mailing list > Help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-emacs > -- Brett Kelly http://inkedmn.com:8000