XEmacs 21.2.33 "Melpomene".

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+\input texinfo.tex      @c -*- mode: texinfo; coding: iso-2022-8 -*-
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 @setfilename ../info/xemacs-faq.info
 @settitle Frequently asked questions about XEmacs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 @finalout
 @titlepage
 @title XEmacs FAQ
-@subtitle Frequently asked questions about XEmacs @* Last Modified: $Date: 2000/01/27 17:11:28 $
+@subtitle Frequently asked questions about XEmacs @* Last Modified: $Date: 2000/04/26 07:18:27 $
 @sp 1
 @author Tony Rossini <rossini@@biostat.washington.edu>
 @author Ben Wing <ben@@xemacs.org>
@@ -403,6 +403,9 @@ Miscellaneous:
 * Q6.3.2::      What are the differences between the various MS Windows emacsen?
 * Q6.3.3::      What is the porting team doing at the moment?
 
+Troubleshooting:
+* Q6.4.1::      XEmacs won't start on Windows. (NEW)
+
 Current Events:
 
 * Q7.0.1::      What is new in 20.2?
@@ -697,9 +700,8 @@ Yes, @xref{MS Windows}.
 @c @uref{ftp://ftp.cs.cornell.edu/pub/parmet/, Emacs 18.59}.
 
 Yes, there is a port of XEmacs 19.14, tested on MacOS 7.6.1 and MacOS
-8.5.1 by @uref{pjarvis@@ispchannel.com,Pitts Jarvis}.  It's available
-at @uref{http://my.ispchannel.com/~pjarvis/xemacs.html,
-http://my.ispchannel.com/~pjarvis/xemacs.html}.
+8.5.1 by @email{pjarvis@@ispchannel.com, Pitts Jarvis}.  It's available
+at @uref{http://my.ispchannel.com/~pjarvis/xemacs.html}.
 
 @node Q1.0.12, Q1.0.13, Q1.0.11, Introduction
 @unnumberedsubsec Q1.0.12: Is there a port of XEmacs to NextStep?
@@ -2489,7 +2491,6 @@ and uncomment the line that reads:
 
 @node Q2.1.24,  , Q2.1.23, Installation
 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.1.24:  XEmacs won't start without network. (NEW)
-Q2.1.23:  Movemail on Linux does not work for XEmacs 19.15 and later.
 
 If XEmacs starts when you're on the network, but fails when you're not
 on the network, you may be missing a "localhost" entry in your
@@ -3035,8 +3036,8 @@ and so on.  You can also do this interactively via @kbd{M-x edit-faces}.
 
 @end quotation
 
-@unnumberedsec 3.3: The Modeline
 @node Q3.3.1, Q3.3.2, Q3.2.6, Customization
+@unnumberedsec 3.3: The Modeline
 @unnumberedsubsec Q3.3.1: How can I make the modeline go away?
 
 @lisp
@@ -6103,6 +6104,9 @@ Miscellaneous
 * Q6.3.2::      What are the differences between the various MS Windows emacsen?
 * Q6.3.3::      What is the porting team doing at the moment?
 
+Troubleshooting:
+* Q6.4.1::      XEmacs won't start on Windows. (NEW)
+
 @end menu
 
 @node Q6.0.1, Q6.0.2, MS Windows, MS Windows
@@ -6433,11 +6437,31 @@ others.
 @end itemize
 
 
-@node Q6.3.3, , Q6.3.2, MS Windows
+@node Q6.3.3, Q6.4.1, Q6.3.2, MS Windows
 @unnumberedsubsec Q6.3.3: What is the porting team doing at the moment?
 
 The porting team is continuing work on the MS Windows-specific code.
 
+@node Q6.4.1, ,Q6.3.3, MS Windows
+@unnumberedsec 6.3: Troubleshooting
+@unnumberedsubsec Q6.4.1 XEmacs won't start on Windows. (NEW)
+
+XEmacs relies on a process called "dumping" to generate a working
+executable. Under MS-Windows this process effectively fixes the memory
+addresses of information in the executable. When XEmacs starts up it tries
+to reserve these memory addresses so that the dumping process can be
+reversed - putting the information back at the correct addresses.
+Unfortunately some .dlls (For instance the soundblaster driver) occupy
+memory addresses that can conflict with those needed by the dumped XEmacs
+executable. In this instance XEmacs will fail to start without any
+explanation. Note that this is extremely machine specific.
+
+Work is being done on fixes for 21.1.* that will make more intelligent
+guesses about which memory addresses will be free and so this should
+cure the problem for most people.
+
+21.2 implements "portable dumping" which will eliminate the problem
+altogether.
 
 @node Current Events,  , MS Windows, Top
 @unnumbered 7 What the Future Holds