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Forum,

So with all the replies I have found that my $HOME directory
is pointed at c:\documents and settings\owner and if I put
a copy of the _vimrc file there everything works. Now how
do...

forum,

I commented out all those lines with no change.
I made an _vimrc file with only the line ":set nu" and again
with only "set nu", neither worked.

I don't know how to enter "set nu"...

forum,

Tried both ":set nu" and "set nu" neither showed line numbers.
Before I try other things I noticed these lines in the _vimrc file.

set nocompatible
source...

I've tried all your suggestions and no luck so far. Is there some way I could tell for sure if the _vimrc file is being read at all?

jerryd

hanson44,

Thanks for the reply.

I entered this line in the _vimrc file ":set nu" but line
numbering didn't happen. I even re-booted. Maybe I have
something set up wrong and Gvim never...

forum members,

gvim version 6.0.150.0

Vi has been my favorite editor for over 30 years. Mostly with
Unix but now with windows XP. It works fine but I want to
change the tab to 4 spaces...