README_dos.txt

README_dos.txt for version 7.2 of Vim: Vi IMproved.

This file explains the installation of Vim on MS-DOS and MS-Windows systems.
See "README.txt" for general information about Vim.

There are two ways to install Vim:
A. Use the self-installing .exe file.
B. Unpack .zip files and run the install.exe program.


A. Using the self-installing .exe
---------------------------------

This is mostly self-explaining.  Just follow the prompts and make the
selections.  A few things to watch out for:

- When an existing installation is detected, you are offered to first remove
  this.  The uninstall program is then started while the install program waits
  for it to complete.  Sometimes the windows overlap each other, which can be
  confusing.  Be sure the complete the uninstalling before continuing the
  installation.  Watch the taskbar for uninstall windows.

- When selecting a directory to install Vim, use the same place where other
  versions are located.  This makes it easier to find your _vimrc file.  For
  example "C:\Program Files\vim" or "D:\vim".  A name ending in "vim" is
  preferred.

- After selecting the directory where to install Vim, clicking on "Next" will
  start the installation.


B. Using .zip files
-------------------

These are the normal steps to install Vim from the .zip archives:

1. Go to the directory where you want to put the Vim files.  Examples:
	cd C:\
	cd D:\editors
   If you already have a "vim" directory, go to the directory in which it is
   located.  Check the $VIM setting to see where it points to:
	set VIM
   For example, if you have
	C:\vim\vim54
   do
	cd C:\
   Binary and runtime Vim archives are normally unpacked in the same location,
   on top of each other.

2. Unpack the zip archives.  This will create a new directory "vim\vim72",
   in which all the distributed Vim files are placed.  Since the directory
   name includes the version number, it is unlikely that you overwrite
   existing files.
   Examples:
	pkunzip -d gvim72.zip
	unzip vim72w32.zip

   You need to unpack the runtime archive and at least one of the binary
   archives.  When using more than one binary version, be careful not to
   overwrite one version with the other, the names of the executables
   "vim.exe" and "gvim.exe" are the same.

   After you unpacked the files, you can still move the whole directory tree
   to another location.  That is where they will stay, the install program
   won't move or copy the runtime files.

   Only for the 32 bit DOS version on MS-DOS without DPMI support (trying to
   run install.exe will produce an error message): Unpack the CSDPMI4B.ZIP
   archive and follow the instructions in the documentation.