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> From: "tom t/LA" <ttulinsky@gmail.com>
> Date: 2 Apr 2007 20:35:12 -0700
> 
> under Windows Vista writing to the C:/ directory is restricted, and
> Emacs 21.3.1 got errors trying to save .emacs-places and .emacs.

Thanks.  The upcoming Emacs 22.1 will use the user's private
"Application Data" directory, if HOME is not set in the environment.