Why does < C> (CTRL+A) not work under gvim on windows?

Question

I\'m trying to use the < C-a> (CTRL+A) shorcut under vim to increment a variable under the cursor. This works fine under vim running on Linux. Howev

Answer 1

This is because of mswin.vim that is sourced by the default _vimrc generated when you install vim. Just override your _vimrc with the .vimrc you are using under *nix, or delete mswin.vim.