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Is there a way to make Windows Vista command prompt run in 256 colors so I can use VIM and a 256 color theme in it?

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no, the default "command prompt" (aka terminal aka cmd.exe) is not capable of doing what you want.

why aren't you using 'gvim'?

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i will end up using it but i have am having problems opening up files when i load gVim. i type ':e file.html' and it creates a new one when I want it to open up the one in this folder over here. you know? do you know how to open up files in gVim via some built in file search tool? i know about MRU, NERDtree and Fuzzyfinder but right now I cant get them to work! more details on that here superuser.com/questions/168751/… – classer Jul 28 '10 at 14:37
yes: :browse e – akira Jul 28 '10 at 15:52
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