Gvim cannot be started by right-clicking on 64-bit win7. Solution Description: Generally, after gvim is installed, right-clicking the selected file will provide an option to open with gvim, but this option is not available on vista, it is inconvenient for us to frequently use gvim to edit files. Www.2cto.com solution: Add a gvim item by modifying regedit. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Classes \ * \ shell \ 1. right-click shell, select create item in the pop-up dialog box, named gvim, and type gvim in the default on the right. Www.2cto.com 2. select the new gvim item and create another item, named "Command". Enter C: \ Program Files (x86) in the default value on the right of the Command) \ Vim \ vim72 \ gvim.exe "% 1" OK. Note that the path is gvim installation path, and % 1 is replaced with the file name to be opened. You can also add another text editor to this method.