I removed all the vim environment variables and copied C:\vim\vim74\gvim.exe
to a random directory, ran gvim from the command line, still as long to load. This is a 32 bit version of gvim on a Windows 7 64 bit machine. Thanks, Jack UTC+2, Jack Donohue wrote: > > I have had a problem with slow loading (~ 5 seconds) in gvim on my > Windows 7 computer. I had the problem for a while, then it went away, now > it's back for good apparently. > > > > > > Running --startupgtime, the culprit is "GUI prepared" > > > > > > > > 000.000 000.000: --- VIM STARTING --- > > 000.000 000.000: Allocated generic buffers > > 000.000 000.000: locale set > > 5260.000 5260.000: GUI prepared > > 5261.000 001.000: clipboard setup > > 5261.000 000.000: window checked > > > > > > This doesn't happen on my other Win 7 machine (yet?) and I have no idea > what causes this. Has anyone else had a similar problem and determined the > cause? It's so annoying that I've started using plain vim for most things > on that computer. > > > > > > Jack > > i honestly don't know what the problem might be there, but did you try > timing it without a vimrc(if you are using one) or plugins? > > sometime ago i read something about using a gvim instance that was built > with visual studio as opposed to using the mingw build. i don't know if > that will help. but it's also worth a try. i understand that the compiler > isn't the issue since you mentioned that the startup time s much better on > a different pc. > > -- > -- > You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. > Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. > For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "vim_use" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
