> Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 12:37:59 +0530 > From: Ankush Mishra <ankushmish...@gmail.com> > > I am running emacs-24.3 bin i836 build of emacs on a Windows 7 32bit > system and well I have trouble with running "ediff" from within emacs. > Basically everytime I try to invoke ediff through M-x ediff or even > through the file menus, I get asked to specify File A and File B after > which I keep getting an error stating "Searching for program: permission > denied, diff". I did find a previous thread, on the topic but > unfortunately it seems to be unresolved. > > I have verified my PATH and HOME environment variables which both point > to "C:\bin\" where my emacs-24.3 folder exists. > > Any suggestions on how to overcome this. > > Aso, what does "Searching for program: permission denied" mean?
In which directory do you have your diff.exe program? is that directory on PATH?