Hi,
On Mi, 06 Aug 2025, Mike Schleif wrote:
> I have a new Windows 11 laptop, onto which I want to install Vim v9.x, 64-bit.
>
> One thing I expect is to locate a file via Windows Explorer, right click it,
> and select to edit it with Vim, or to Open it with Vim.
>
> Apparently, something is different on Windows 11, whereby these right-click
> options are not automatically there.
>
so why don't you use the installer then? I have no issues with the
installer on Windows 11, a right-click gives me the menu as expected.
> I try to register the DLL in Regedit, like this:
>
> regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\vim\vim91\GvimExt64\gvimext.dll"
Why do you do it manually? I never had to do this.
> I receive the following error, which indicates that this DLL is NOT
> 64-bit.
please don't send bitmaps, I have a text-only mail program and do not
see this error message.
> What am I missing?
>
> Please, advise. Thank you.
As mentioned before, please try the installer.
Thanks,
Chris
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