loading init files, just a simple old .emacs file for starters

[rickhw]

I have been using emacs for decades and have never had difficulty loading my
.emacs file

but with this latest install on 64bit windows 7 with: 

GNU Emacs 24.0.50.1 (i386-mingw-nt6.1.7601) of 2011-04-02 on YAMALOK

I cannot get it to load no matter where I put it, and I cannot even load it
manually when I have it in the current buffer?

is there some new trick for this newer version that i am missing???

please help. 

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