Set up a directory hierarchy as follows: vim\ vimuntime\ vimuntime\syntax\ vimuntime\plugin\ vimuntime\ftplugin\ vimuntime\indent\ vimuntime\doc\ vimuntime\colors\ vimuntime\compiler\ vimuntime\macros\ vimuntime ools\ vimuntime utor\ vim\vimfiles\ vim\vimfiles\syntax\ vim\vimfiles\plugin\ vim\vimfiles\ftplugin\ vim\vimfiles\indent\ vim\vimfiles\doc\ vim\vimfiles\colors\ vim\vimfiles\compiler\ Now put the runtime files and executables in place. You can get these files by copying from the default install location, or you can get the Vim source code and runtime files from Mercurial and compile the executables yourself.