{"thread":{"id":"62360","subject":"Git Install Error - Failed to Expand Shell Folder Constant \"commondesktop\"","startedAt":"2024-10-18T09:40:03Z","lastAt":"2024-10-21T08:40:08Z","messageCount":4,"participants":["David Fullerton","brian m. carlson","Taylor Blau"],"isPatch":false,"patchVersion":null,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"505417","messageId":"CWLP123MB4691D6EC228FA467749267FCCE402@CWLP123MB4691.GBRP123.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM","threadId":"62360","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"Git Install Error - Failed to Expand Shell Folder Constant \"commondesktop\"","fromName":"David Fullerton","fromEmail":"david.fullerton@alexander-dennis.com","sentAt":"2024-10-18T09:05:12Z","receivedAt":"2024-10-18T09:40:03Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"david.fullerton@alexander-dennis.com","avatar":null},"body":"Hello,\n\nI am having some trouble installing git and would appreciate some advice.\n\nError message seen after clicking install is\n\n\"Runtime error (at 27:002):\nInternal error: Failed to expand shell folder constant \"commondesktop\" \"\n\n\n\nInstaller version Git-2.47.0-64-bit.exe\n\nLog file attached.\n\nEmail re-sent as plain text.\n\n\n\n\nRegards,\n\nDavid Fullerton\nEngineer – Diagnostic Development and Support\n\nDiagnostic Resources:\nDiagnostic Support Site\n\nT 4459\nT +44 (0) 1324 574 459\ndavid.fullerton@alexander-dennis.com\n\nAlexander Dennis\n9 Central Boulevard, Central Park,\nLarbert, FK5 4RU, United Kingdom\n\n________________________________\n\nAlexander Dennis Limited (ADL) is a limited company (number SC268016) registered in Scotland whose registered office is at 9 Central Boulevard, Larbert, FK5 4RU, United Kingdom. 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The current versions of our Terms can be found at: https://www.alexander-dennis.com/terms-conditions/.\n\nADL processes your personal data in line with its privacy notice, which is available at https://www.alexander-dennis.com/privacy-notice.\n\nPlease consider the environment before printing this email.\n"},{"id":"505454","messageId":"ZxKw66wR3UzCuj_b@tapette.crustytoothpaste.net","threadId":"62360","inReplyTo":"CWLP123MB4691D6EC228FA467749267FCCE402@CWLP123MB4691.GBRP123.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM","subject":"Re: Git Install Error - Failed to Expand Shell Folder Constant \"commondesktop\"","fromName":"brian m. carlson","fromEmail":"sandals@crustytoothpaste.net","sentAt":"2024-10-18T19:03:07Z","receivedAt":"2024-10-18T19:03:15Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"sandals@crustytoothpaste.net","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/497054?v=4"},"body":"On 2024-10-18 at 09:05:12, David Fullerton wrote:\n> Hello,\n\nHey,\n\n> I am having some trouble installing git and would appreciate some advice.\n> \n> Error message seen after clicking install is\n> \n> \"Runtime error (at 27:002):\n> Internal error: Failed to expand shell folder constant \"commondesktop\" \"\n\nThe Git project doesn't ship with an installer or any binaries at all.\nWe only distribute source, which various distributors may compile in a\nvariety of forms.\n\nIt sounds like, from the message, that you are probably trying to\ninstall Git for Windows, which is the most common distribution for\nWindows, and so I'd recommend that you report it to their issue tracker\nat https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues, after first checking\nto see if it's already been reported. They'll be able to better assist\nyou with their specific installer and any issues you may have with it.\n-- \nbrian m. carlson (they/them or he/him)\nToronto, Ontario, CA\n"},{"id":"505461","messageId":"ZxLNT3GSPrUVJVF1@nand.local","threadId":"62360","inReplyTo":"ZxKw66wR3UzCuj_b@tapette.crustytoothpaste.net","subject":"Re: Git Install Error - Failed to Expand Shell Folder Constant \"commondesktop\"","fromName":"Taylor Blau","fromEmail":"me@ttaylorr.com","sentAt":"2024-10-18T21:04:15Z","receivedAt":"2024-10-18T21:04:19Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"me@ttaylorr.com","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/301000140?v=4"},"body":"On Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 07:03:07PM +0000, brian m. carlson wrote:\n> It sounds like, from the message, that you are probably trying to\n> install Git for Windows, which is the most common distribution for\n> Windows, and so I'd recommend that you report it to their issue tracker\n> at https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues, after first checking\n> to see if it's already been reported. They'll be able to better assist\n> you with their specific installer and any issues you may have with it.\n\nThanks, as always, for giving our users some helpful pointers.\n\n\nThanks,\nTaylor\n"},{"id":"505591","messageId":"CWLP123MB4691AF6D050C969E8484FCEDCE432@CWLP123MB4691.GBRP123.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM","threadId":"62360","inReplyTo":"ZxLNT3GSPrUVJVF1@nand.local","subject":"RE: Git Install Error - Failed to Expand Shell Folder Constant \"commondesktop\"","fromName":"David Fullerton","fromEmail":"david.fullerton@alexander-dennis.com","sentAt":"2024-10-21T08:38:59Z","receivedAt":"2024-10-21T08:40:08Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"david.fullerton@alexander-dennis.com","avatar":null},"body":"Thank you Brian,\n\nThere was an issue on the GitHub, the public desktop folder was a blank file on my PC. This must be due to a company security policy.\n\nOddly, this solution did not appear when searching google so I couldn’t have found it without you.\n\nhttps://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/4416\n\nRegards,\nDavid.\n\n-----Original Message-----\nFrom: Taylor Blau \nSent: 18 October 2024 22:04\nTo: brian m. carlson ; David Fullerton ; git@vger.kernel.org\nSubject: Re: Git Install Error - Failed to Expand Shell Folder Constant \"commondesktop\"\n\nCAUTION: This email originated from outside of Alexander Dennis. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and know the content is safe. If in doubt, please use the \"Phish Alert\" button to report this mail On Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 07:03:07PM +0000, brian m. carlson wrote:\n> It sounds like, from the message, that you are probably trying to\n> install Git for Windows, which is the most common distribution for\n> Windows, and so I'd recommend that you report it to their issue\n> tracker at https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues, after first\n> checking to see if it's already been reported. They'll be able to\n> better assist you with their specific installer and any issues you may have with it.\n\nThanks, as always, for giving our users some helpful pointers.\n\n\nThanks,\nTaylor\n________________________________\n\nAlexander Dennis Limited (ADL) is a limited company (number SC268016) registered in Scotland whose registered office is at 9 Central Boulevard, Larbert, FK5 4RU, United Kingdom. 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