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Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 11:14:32 -0600
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Subject: Re: Stuck trying to reinstall Emacs 23.0.92 and setup dying each time
From: Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreisert AT alum DOT mit DOT edu>
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As far as 1.7 is concerned, Emacs 23.0.92 is *not* an experimental
release.  Uncheck the experimental box, then install the software.

- Jim

On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 10:20 AM, KARR, DAVID (ATTCINW)<dk068x AT att DOT com> wrot=
e:

> I had set up Cygwin yesterday with the experimental Emacs 23.0.92. =A0I
> had done other updates after that, forgetting the fact that since I'm
> using an experimental package, I have to set the Emacs-related pages to
> "Keep". =A0I'm now in a state where I have the 23.0.92 executable, but
> with /usr/share/emacs/21.2. =A0So, now I'm trying to run setup again to
> reinstall 23.0.92, or uninstall it, or anything. =A0No matter what I do,
> setup dies hard, requiring a forced kill from task manager.
>
> What can I do to clean up from this situation?

--=20
Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert AT alum DOT mit DOT edu>, http://www.ad1c.us

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