{"thread":{"id":"40951","subject":"Problems installing git-for-windows","startedAt":"2015-12-07T12:44:00Z","lastAt":"2015-12-07T19:38:17Z","messageCount":4,"participants":["Peter Toye","Stefan Beller","Johannes Schindelin"],"isPatch":false,"patchVersion":null,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"274108","messageId":"323868295.20151207124400@ptoye.com","threadId":"40951","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"Problems installing git-for-windows","fromName":"Peter Toye","fromEmail":"git@ptoye.com","sentAt":"2015-12-07T12:44:00Z","receivedAt":"2015-12-07T12:44:00Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"git@ptoye.com","avatar":null},"body":"Hi,\n\nI've just downloaded git-for-windows. It uninstalled an earlier\nversion that I had (about 5 years old) and I got some problems.\n\n1) It wanted to install into my User directory instead of the\nProgram Files directory, which is the best place for all programs.\nThe installer told me that this had access right problems, so I\ninstalled it into another directory. It seemed to go OK.\n\n2) However, the icons on the desktop pointed to the place that my\nprevious installation had been ( C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Git ) - that's\nwhere I'd have hoped that the new installation would go!\n\n3) I uninstalled it to see if a cleaner installatoin would work, and\nthe GIT-GUI icon didn't disappear from the desktop - minor bug I\nsuspect.\n \n \nRegards,\n \nPeter\n mailto:git@ptoye.com\n www.ptoye.com \n"},{"id":"274121","messageId":"CAGZ79ka_Gwz20WN8g6Akcm7btuLy+A-S+-kBjenN6-w6E1BRhw@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"40951","inReplyTo":"323868295.20151207124400@ptoye.com","subject":"Re: Problems installing git-for-windows","fromName":"Stefan Beller","fromEmail":"sbeller@google.com","sentAt":"2015-12-07T18:52:31Z","receivedAt":"2015-12-07T18:52:31Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"stefanbeller@gmail.com","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/455868?v=4"},"body":"+cc Johannes\n\nIIUC Git-for-Windows specific issues are handled in\nhttps://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues\ninstead of this mailing list.\n\nOn Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 4:44 AM, Peter Toye wrote:\n> Hi,\n>\n> I've just downloaded git-for-windows. It uninstalled an earlier\n> version that I had (about 5 years old) and I got some problems.\n>\n> 1) It wanted to install into my User directory instead of the\n> Program Files directory, which is the best place for all programs.\n> The installer told me that this had access right problems, so I\n> installed it into another directory. It seemed to go OK.\n>\n> 2) However, the icons on the desktop pointed to the place that my\n> previous installation had been ( C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Git ) - that's\n> where I'd have hoped that the new installation would go!\n>\n> 3) I uninstalled it to see if a cleaner installatoin would work, and\n> the GIT-GUI icon didn't disappear from the desktop - minor bug I\n> suspect.\n>\n>\n> Regards,\n>\n> Peter\n> mailto:git@ptoye.com\n> www.ptoye.com\n>\n> --\n> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line \"unsubscribe git\" in\n> the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org\n> More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html\n"},{"id":"274123","messageId":"alpine.DEB.2.20.1512072001540.21630@virtualbox","threadId":"40951","inReplyTo":"323868295.20151207124400@ptoye.com","subject":"Re: Problems installing git-for-windows","fromName":"Johannes Schindelin","fromEmail":"johannes.schindelin@gmx.de","sentAt":"2015-12-07T19:03:44Z","receivedAt":"2015-12-07T19:03:44Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"johannes.schindelin@gmx.de","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/127790?v=4"},"body":"Hi Peter,\n\nOn Mon, 7 Dec 2015, Peter Toye wrote:\n\n> 1) It wanted to install into my User directory instead of the\n> Program Files directory, which is the best place for all programs.\n\nThere has been a regression in Git for Windows 2.6.3 (please *always*\nstate the version when reporting bugs) that requires you to run this\ninstaller as administrator manually, else it will install into AppData by\ndefault.\n\nThe other problems seem to be consequences.\n\nThe regression has been fixed and the next Git for Windows version will\ninstall into Program Files again (if your account is equipped with the\nappropriate permissions to elevate the installer enough).\n\nCiao,\nJohannes\n"},{"id":"274126","messageId":"alpine.DEB.2.20.1512072036570.21630@virtualbox","threadId":"40951","inReplyTo":"279121240.20151207191837@ptoye.com","subject":"Re: Problems installing git-for-windows","fromName":"Johannes Schindelin","fromEmail":"johannes.schindelin@gmx.de","sentAt":"2015-12-07T19:38:17Z","receivedAt":"2015-12-07T19:38:17Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"johannes.schindelin@gmx.de","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/127790?v=4"},"body":"Hi Peter,\n\nOn Mon, 7 Dec 2015, Peter Toye wrote:\n\n> Thanks - sorry I didn't report the version number - it was 2.6.3 as you\n> suggested. I didn't realise that development was so active. Do yo know\n> when the next version will be stable or should I go for an earlier\n> version?\n\nI am \"side-tracked\" with a couple of tickets but plan to do a 2.6.3(2)\nsoon unless Junio releases a 2.6.4 first.\n\nIf you need a fixed installer *real fast*, you can follow these easy\nsteps: https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/wiki/Making-an-installer\n\nCiao,\nJohannes\n"}]}