Steve Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] .secureserver.net:
> From: zzapper <david tvis co.uk>, Tue, December 19, 2006 6:53 am >> >> http://downloads.sourceforge.net/cream/gvim-7-0-178.exe?modtime=116557 >> 8469&big_mirror=0 >> >> Downloaded above by following links from vim.org >> >> It works fine with most files but cannot edit .vimrc (unless I >> rename .vimrc to say fred) it shows the menu "read only, edit anyway >> etc then seizes. > > The correct name of vimrc on Windows is "_vimrc". A file with a > preceding dot is actually not a permitted file name on Windows. > (Although there are ways of getting one on the system.) > Steve Renamed .vimrc to _vimrc same problem. Am actually using CygWin and DO NOT have same problem if I edit via Windows Explorer. I utterly guestimate it's something to do with Vim External? vimext.dll (which initially wouldn't overwrite old vim7.0 version?? zzapper -- http://successtheory.com/tips/ Vim, Zsh, MySQL Tips
