From: Phil Martel Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 21:12:00 GMT Subject: Re: Problem installing Git Message-ID: <63cb0d32-c866-f249-c636-2e034b48836f@comcast.net> In-Reply-To: On 11/25/2017 5:16 PM, Johannes Schindelin wrote: > Hi Igor, > > On Thu, 23 Nov 2017, Igor Djordjevic wrote: > >> [ +Cc: Git for Windows mailing list ] > I have no idea why it claimed that that group does not exist, the email > address looks correct to me. > >> 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? >> From what I could Google around, this seems to be (Inno Setup?) >> installation related issue...? > Indeed. > >> Do you already have "Git for Windows" installed? If so, does it work >> if you try uninstalling it first? > That is a workaround, correct. > >> p.s. Note the existence of "Git for Windows"[1] specific mailing list >> as well, where this issue might belong better. >> >> [1] git-for-windows@googlegroups.com > I think a much better place is the Git for Windows bug tracker (if you > ever wonder where the bug tracker is, or the home page, or the repository > or the FAQ, there are links in the upper left of the release notes -- > which probably nobody reads, even if I really try to make them worth the > while -- and which you can find in C:\Program Files\Git\ReleaseNotes.html > if you closed the tab after installing Git for Windows). > > And indeed, there is already a ticket for this issue: > https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/1074 > > The original reporter did not respond to any questions, maybe you can do > better, Phil? My case seems similar although it may be different.  I originally had Git installed on my C: drive.  A hardware upgrade moved that drive to E:.  I was able to link everything back and to run Git Bash (IIRC). A few weeks later, the E: drive got sick.  The repair shop I went to was not able to restore much, but in the course of changes took my DVD drive out of the boot sequence which changed the E: drive to D:.  I was able to restore most of my files from an external herd disk backup, but the backup was from when the disk was C: I could not run Git when I tried, so I downloaded the latest version from git-scm.com.  This failed to install with the  "The drive or UNC share you selected does not exist or is not accessible. Please select another" error.  I was puzzled because the installation code had not asked me to select a drive.  Following Buga's suggestion, I tried uninstalling Git.  I believe Windows said it could not find the uninstall information, but it did remove Git from the list of programs.  I also removed Git from the start menu.  The installation then succeeded. Best wishes, --Phil > > Ciao, > Johannes