Re: Find File Default Directory

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>>>>> "Andrew" == Andrew Baine <albaine@gmail.com> writes:

    Andrew> That solves the problem perfectly.  Thank you very much.
    Andrew> Michaël Cadilhac wrote:
    >> "Andrew Baine" <albaine@gmail.com> writes:
    >> 
    >> > I just installed emacs 21.3 on Windows XP.  When I first start emacs >
    >> and find file with C-X C-F, the directory "C:/bin/emacs-21.3/bin/" >
    >> shows up in the mini buffer.  I'd rather it defaulted to >
    >> "C:/usr/home/".  I already have the environment variables HOME and >
    >> EMACSDIR set to "C:/usr/home/".
    >> 
    >> Hi!
    >> 
    >> My knowledge in Windows is quite old and probably simply deprecated, but
    >> if you have a shortcut to the binary `emacs', in the `Properties' of this
    >> shortcut, don't you have something like « Start binary in this directory
    >> » ?
    >> 
    >> It may be the parameter to tweak, nop ?
    >> 
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Emacs can do it all by itself:
add following line into your _emacs

(setq default-directory "c:/usr/home/")

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