Visual C++ got a great editor, a lighter one is EditPlus: tabs, support known formats: c++ , perl, java scripts.. easy to define formats. When I use it, it was free. I've opened with it files on other UNIX machines, programing perl. I define a button to use for running the script. I like to say that there is nothing compare to VI, who need all the rest ;-) Anyway once in a while I check cnet, download.com, http://www.download.com/sort/3120-20_4-0-1-4.html?qt=text+editor&author=&titlename=&desc=&li=49&os=8525433&swlink=&gfiletype=[^] This search is for text editor which support vista, and they are for free and sorted by total downloads. So what do you use?