Re: Emacs 22.3 ignores setq default-directory

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Markus Heller <hellerm2@gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:47:30 -0700 (PDT)
> 
> I just installed Emacs 22.3 under Win XP using the precompiled
> binary.  Everything works, my _emacs is read and all customization
> such as AuCTeX works fine.
> 
> the only thing that's being ignored is the line
> 
> (setq default-directory "h:")
> 
> which works fine in Emacs 22.1.

Does it work if you start Emacs with the -Q switch, then load your
_emacs with "M-x load-file RET"?

> Any idea as to why and how I can define my home directory?

If "H:\" is your home, then set the HOME environment variable to
something like "H:\".