Installing VIM

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Installing VIM on a Windows XP or Vista machine is relatively easy. I have done it on both using the following methodology

1) Go to http://www.vim.org/download.php and select your operating system and pick the package you want to download. I went with the self installing executable for Windows titled gvim71.exe [1]

Vim installation window

2) Double click on the file, and it will pop up with an install screen. Most of the boxes are checked, but be sure to check the box that says

    create .bat files for command line use (see picture). 

This will let you run VIM from the command prompt

3) To see if it worked, open up the command prompt (in case you forgot: START -> RUN -> type in cmd) and type in vim

4) you should see something that looks like the second picture down

5) Congratulations, you are ready to play with VIM

Vim running