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ChristopherBalz@yahoo.com (Christopher Balz) writes:

> Running: Gnu Emacs version 21.2.1 (i386-msvc-nt5.0.2195) 
> (i.e., on Win2000)
>
> I figure that I must not be starting up Emacs in the most graceful way
> possible, since I must explicitly set the 'user-init-file' variable in
> order to be able to "save for future sessions" in the Emacs
> Customizations user interface.
>
> Below please find: 
>        A) Relevant Code Snippets from .emacs
>        B) Entire .emacs file.
>
> Looking forward to your suggestions.  Thank you in advance and Long
> Live Emacs.

Try to set the HOME environment variable under

   Current Settings - System - Advanced

Then emacs will find the file ~/.emacs.

Harald