bug#5704: Emacs 23.1 problem

[Drew Adams]

> > I just upgraded from Emacs 21.3 to Emacs 23.1 running under Windows
> > XP.  When I try to open a new file under the new Emacs 
> > version, I get the Windows error message stating that the file
> > could not be found and that I should check for the correct name.
> > On Emacs 21.3 there was no such problem and such a file request
> > indeed opened a new file with the stated name.
> 
> First of all, what happens if you run using the `emacs -Q' option to
> disable local customizations?

I suspect this is just bug #3969, again.