Gus K: > I installed the X server and i get an xterm window > I type emacs& but emacs doesnt start You've started the terminal version of emacs, which just stays quiet if you put it into the background with '&'. Just omit the '&'. (Or, as Ken said, install the X version of emacs and invoke it as emacs-X11.) Andy -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/