Just open the file
C-x C-f ~/.emacs <RET>

If it doesn't exist yet, it will be created.

enter the single line (with correct path for your machine)
(load-file "c:/full/path/to/ess/lisp/ess-start.el")

Save it with C-x C-s

Close emacs and open emacs.  Assuming you installed R in the default place,
ESS will find
your R.  Then
M-x R
will start R.

Since you apparently already have downloaded ESS, you already have the full
documentation.
It is in
c:/full/path/to/ess/doc/html/ess.html


Please use the ESS-help@r-project.org address in the future.  The older ethz
address is no longer recommended.

Rich


On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 6:51 PM, Barry DeCicco <bdecicco2001@yahoo.com>wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I apologize for asking what is probably the single biggest question,
> but I'm trying to find out how to edit my ~/.emacs file.
>
>
> I can not find this file (I'm on Windows 7, whose help function was
> helpfully
> castrated by MS).
>
> I've gone through a search of this list, MS's help file (advanced
> searching),
> Stack Overflow, and a Google search in general.
>
> Has anybody posted working instructions on how to do this in Windows 7?
>
> If so, I'd appreciate the pointer.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Barry
>
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