> Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 08:39:04 -0700 > From: "Kraai, Matt" <matt.kr...@amo.abbott.com> > Cc: rampra...@gnu.org > > I install Emacs to C:\Program Files\emacs-VERSION. When I upgrade to a > new version, I have to make some changes to correct paths that include > the previous version. Would you please include instructions in the FAQ > for how to upgrade? Or is it better to install Emacs in a > version-invariant directory?
I use the latter. Emacs is always installed in some X:\foo\emacs. When a new version comes, I rename the old X:\foo\emacs to X:\foo\emacs-XX.YY (according to its version), unpack the new version and rename its top-level directory into X:\foo\emacs. Later I remove the old emacs-XX.YY when enough new versions have come my way. This makes things much easier: I don't need to modify Path, the desktop shortcuts, the registry, and generally everything Just Works.
