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> From: kgold@watson.ibm.com (kgold)
> Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help
> Date: 17 Feb 2004 21:34:07 GMT
> 
> 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?

No, the registry entries describe where Emacs should find its files.
But since the code now has improved algorithms for finding them, the
role of addpm is greatly diminished, in most installations it is not
needed anymore.