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  1. Add C:\Program Files (x86)\GNU Emacs 24.3\bin to path
  2. assoc .h=CodeFile
  3. ftype CodeFile="C:\Program Files (x86)\GNU Emacs 24.3\bin\emacsclientw.exe" -na "C:\Program Files (x86)\GNU Emacs 24.3\binrunemacs.exe" -c ""
  4. assoc .cpp=CodeFile
  5. assoc .c=CodeFile
  6. assoc .md=TextFile
  7. ftype TextFile="C:\Program Files (x86)\GNU Emacs 24.3\bin\emacsclientw.exe" -n --alternate-editor "C:\Program Files (x86)\GNU Emacs 24.3\bin\runemacs.exe" -c ""
  8. Create variable ALTERNATE_EDITOR and add C:\Program Files (x86)\GNU Emacs 24.3\bin\runemacs.exe
  9. "C:\Program Files (x86)\GNU Emacs 24.3\bin\emacsclientw.exe" -na "C:\Program" Files (x86)\GNU Emacs 24.3\bin\runemacs.exe" -c ""

Working

  1. git clone git://github.com/kjhealy/emacs-starter-kit ~/.emacs.d
  2. Add to init.el
  3. (load "server") (unless (server-running-p) (server-start))
  4. Open as "C:\Program Files (x86)\GNU Emacs 24.3\bin\emacsclientw.exe" -na "C:\Program Files (x86)\GNU Emacs 24.3\binrunemacs.exe" -c ""

Alternative

Open as "C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\Emacs.24.3.0.20140722\tools\emacs-24.3\bin\emacsclientw.exe" -n --alternate-editor "C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\Emacs.24.3.0.20140722\tools\emacs-24.3\bin\runemacs.exe" -c ""

Set: ALTERNATE_EDITOR to C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\Emacs.24.3.0.20140722\tools\emacs-24.3\bin\runemacs.exe

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