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Re: Problem installing Git (followup)

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IDIgor Djordjevic <igor.d.djordjevic@gmail.com>
Date
Nov 24, 2017, 00:12 UTC
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Hi Phil,
On 24/11/2017 00:44, Phil Martel wrote:
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> On 11/23/2017 4:30 PM, Igor Djordjevic wrote:
>> On 23/11/2017 19:51, Phil Martel wrote:
>>> I'm trying to install Git-2.15.0-64-bit.exe onto my Windows 10 
>>> machine.  When I run this installer program no matter what 
>>> options I try or whether I run as administrator it ends up with 
>>> an error box saying "The drive or UNC share you selected does 
>>> not exist or is not accessible. Please select another".  I do 
>>> not see any way of selecting a drive.  Any suggestions?
>> 
>> Do you already have "Git for Windows" installed? If so, does it work
>> if you try uninstalling it first?
> 
> That solved my problem.  I apparently had enough cruft left over 
> from a hard disk issue for Windows to think I still had a copy of 
> Git installed.  when I got rid of it, the new version installed
> with no problems.
> 
> Thanks again,
No problem, it was more of a lucky shot, but glad it helped :)
Regards, Buga
p.s. When discussing here, it`s more customary to quote inline, instead of top-posting[1].
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