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Date:	Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:44:12 -0400
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Subject:	Re: Vim.exe of gVim can't display in Cygwin (Vista)
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tsunhin wong wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I am trying to run vim inside my cygwin shell in Vista
> I've done it successfully in XP with the following settings:
> 
> - gVim 7.2 installed with vim.exe
> - set PATH in environmental variables to include C:\Program files\Vim\vim72
> - set .vimrc to point to _vimrc
> - ln -s vim.exe /usr/bin/vi
> 
> In my XP, I can trigger vim in my cygwin windows by typing "vi"
> 
> However, when I do the same thing in Vista 32bit:
> when I type "vi"
> - bash: vi: command not found
> when I type "vim"
> - the prompt stop at vim and nothing happen, and I have to Ctrl-C to escape
> - the icon of the cygwin window did change to the Vim icon & "[No
> Name] - VIM" appears on the top title bar of the window
> - however it hangs there in "vim" in the cygwin prompt, and nothing else happens
> when I type "gvim
> - the gvim window pops up...
> 
> Please let me know what is wrong, and how can I fix it.
> Thanks!

I'd recommend reading the problem reporting guidelines found here:

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