Re: Emacs 22.3 ignores setq default-directory

[Markus Heller]

On Jun 25, 2:03 pm, TomSW <tom.weissm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jun 25, 8:47 pm, Markus Heller <helle...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
>
> > 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:")
>
> How do you know it's being ignored? What's happening that you don't
> expect?
>
> regards,
> Tom SW

Because C-x C-f doesn't point to h:, but to where emacs is installed:

Find file: C:\Program Files\emacs-22.3\bin/

If I do the same in emacs-22.1, C-x C-f gets me to:

Find file: h:/

Cheers
Markus