How to make gvim on Windows behave exactly like linux console vim?

Question

I have used Vim extensively on linux console, I am used to it\'s keyboard shortcuts, like Ctrl+V for vertical selection, and many others.

I hav

Answer 1

Issue the following commands:

set compatible
:mkvimrc!

That will write out a _vimrc that overrules the one in \Program Files\vim

Answer 2

Edit your .vimrc file so that it contains only the line:

set compatible

Answer 3

in c:\program files\vim\_vimrc:

" source $VIMRUNTIME/mswin.vim
" behave mswin

Comment out these two lines