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+README_dos.txt for version 7.0aa of Vim: Vi IMproved.
+
+This file explains the installation of Vim on MS-DOS and MS-Windows systems.
+See "README.txt" for general information about Vim.
+
+There are two ways to install Vim:
+A. Use the self-installing .exe file.
+B. Unpack .zip files and run the install.exe program.
+
+
+A. Using the self-installing .exe
+---------------------------------
+
+This is mostly self-explaining. Just follow the prompts and make the
+selections. A few things to watch out for:
+
+- When an existing installation is detected, you are offered to first remove
+ this. The uninstall program is then started while the install program waits
+ for it to complete. Sometimes the windows overlap each other, which can be
+ confusing. Be sure the complete the uninstalling before continuing the
+ installation. Watch the taskbar for uninstall windows.
+
+- When selecting a directory to install Vim, use the same place where other
+ versions are located. This makes it easier to find your _vimrc file. For
+ example "C:\Program Files\vim" or "D:\vim". A name ending in "vim" is
+ preferred.
+
+- After selecting the directory where to install Vim, clicking on "Next" will
+ start the installation.
+
+
+B. Using .zip files
+-------------------
+
+These are the normal steps to install Vim from the .zip archives:
+
+1. Go to the directory where you want to put the Vim files. Examples:
+ cd C:\
+ cd D:\editors
+ If you already have a "vim" directory, go to the directory in which it is
+ located. Check the $VIM setting to see where it points to:
+ set VIM
+ For example, if you have
+ C:\vim\vim54
+ do
+ cd C:\
+ Binary and runtime Vim archives are normally unpacked in the same location,
+ on top of each other.
+
+2. Unpack the zip archives. This will create a new directory "vim\vim60",
+ in which all the distributed Vim files are placed. Since the directory
+ name includes the version number, it is unlikely that you overwrite
+ existing files.
+ Examples:
+ pkunzip -d gvim60.zip
+ unzip vim60w32.zip
+
+ You need to unpack the runtime archive and at least one of the binary
+ archives. When using more than one binary version, be careful not to
+ overwrite one version with the other, the names of the executables
+ "vim.exe" and "gvim.exe" are the same.
+
+ After you unpacked the files, you can still move the whole directory tree
+ to another location. That is where they will stay, the install program
+ won't move or copy the runtime files.
+
+ Only for the 32 bit DOS version on MS-DOS without DPMI support (trying to
+ run install.exe will produce an error message): Unpack the CSDPMI4B.ZIP
+ archive and follow the instructions in the documentation.
+
+3. Change to the new directory:
+ cd vim\vim60
+ Run the "install.exe" program. It will ask you a number of questions about
+ how you would like to have your Vim setup. Among these are:
+ - You can tell it to write a "_vimrc" file with your preferences in the
+ parent directory.
+ - It can also install an "Edit with Vim" entry in the Windows Explorer
+ popup menu.
+ - You can have it create batch files, so that you can run Vim from the
+ console or in a shell. You can select one of the directories in your
+ $PATH. If you skip this, you can add Vim to the search path manually:
+ The simplest is to add a line to your autoexec.bat. Examples:
+ set path=%path%;C:\vim\vim60
+ set path=%path%;D:\editors\vim\vim60
+ - Create entries for Vim on the desktop and in the Start menu.
+
+That's it!
+
+
+Remarks:
+
+- If Vim can't find the runtime files, ":help" won't work and the GUI version
+ won't show a menubar. Then you need to set the $VIM environment variable to
+ point to the top directory of your Vim files. Example:
+ set VIM=C:\editors\vim
+ Vim version 6.0 will look for your vimrc file in $VIM, and for the runtime
+ files in $VIM/vim60. See ":help $VIM" for more information.
+
+- To avoid confusion between distributed files of different versions and your
+ own modified vim scripts, it is recommended to use this directory layout:
+ ("C:\vim" is used here as the root, replace it with the path you use)
+ Your own files:
+ C:\vim\_vimrc Your personal vimrc.
+ C:\vim\_viminfo Dynamic info for 'viminfo'.
+ C:\vim\vimfiles\ftplugin\*.vim Filetype plugins
+ C:\vim\... Other files you made.
+ Distributed files:
+ C:\vim\vim60\vim.exe The Vim version 6.0 executable.
+ C:\vim\vim60\doc\*.txt The version 6.0 documentation files.
+ C:\vim\vim60\bugreport.vim A Vim version 6.0 script.
+ C:\vim\vim60\... Other version 6.0 distributed files.
+ In this case the $VIM environment variable would be set like this:
+ set VIM=C:\vim
+ Then $VIMRUNTIME will automatically be set to "$VIM\vim60". Don't add
+ "vim60" to $VIM, that won't work.
+
+- You can put your Vim executable anywhere else. If the executable is not
+ with the other Vim files, you should set $VIM. The simplest is to add a line
+ to your autoexec.bat. Examples:
+ set VIM=c:\vim
+ set VIM=d:\editors\vim
+
+- If you have told the "install.exe" program to add the "Edit with Vim" menu
+ entry, you can remove it by running the "uninstal.exe". See
+ ":help win32-popup-menu".
+
+- In Windows 95/98/NT you can create a shortcut to Vim. This works for all
+ DOS and Win32 console versions. For the console version this gives you the
+ opportunity to set defaults for the Console where Vim runs in.
+
+ 1. On the desktop, click right to get a menu. Select New/Shortcut.
+ 2. In the dialog, enter Command line: "C:\command.com". Click "Next".
+ 3. Enter any name. Click "Finish".
+ The new shortcut will appear on the desktop.
+ 4. With the mouse pointer on the new shortcut, click right to get a menu.
+ Select Properties.
+ 5. In the Program tab, change the "Cmdline" to add "/c" and the name of the
+ Vim executable. Examples:
+ C:\command.com /c C:\vim\vim60\vim.exe
+ C:\command.com /c D:\editors\vim\vim60\vim.exe
+ 6. Select the font, window size, etc. that you like. If this isn't
+ possible, select "Advanced" in the Program tab, and deselect "MS-DOS
+ mode".
+ 7. Click OK.
+
+ For gvim, you can use a normal shortcut on the desktop, and set the size of
+ the Window in your $VIM/_gvimrc:
+ set lines=30 columns=90
+
+
+For further information, type one of these inside Vim:
+ :help dos
+ :help msdos
+ :help win32