Re: where is .emacs configuration file

[Uday Reddy]

ccc31807 wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Brand new to emacs, but a long gime vi user. Just installed
> GNU Emacs 23.2.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600) of 2010-05-08 on G41R2F1
> Using Windows XP, SP3.
> 
> Two questions:
> (1) Where is the emacs configuration file? I have several, and suspect
> that it at C:\Documents and Settings\username\.emacs, but the changes
> I have made in that particular file don't seem to affect the behavior
> of the emacs program.

See FAQ 3.5 here:
http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/windows/Installing-Emacs.html#Installing-Emacs

> (2) What simple change can I make in the configuration file as a test
> to see if the changes take effect? I tried (print "Hello") but that
> doesn't result in any message when I start emacs.

Put

(setq user "... your name here... ")

in your .emacs.  After starting Emacs, go to *scratch* buffer, and type
user^j.

Cheers,
Uday