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Re: getting fatal error trying to open git gui

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Bryan Turner <bturner@atlassian.com>
Date
Mar 16, 2018, 21:21 UTC
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On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 2:01 PM, Briggs, John <JOHN.BRIGGS@aei.com> wrote:
> No, it was a fresh install.  Plus file search reveals only one copy of the file.
>
> I also noticed that I cannot use the file properties to run as administrator. I must right-click on Git GUI and select "More >> Run as administrator" in the start menu. Even though I have "run as administrator" checked on both shortcut and the program (or any combo of).

You definitely shouldn't need to run it as an administrator at all. I have the same version installed:

$ git version git version 2.16.2.windows.1

Running Git GUI from the Start menu, it starts without a UAC prompt (which means it's not running as Administrator) and runs without issue. Starting it from a non-escalated command prompt via "git gui" also does not have a UAC prompt and runs without issue.

Seems like there must be something more going on. What options did you select during installation? What installer did you use?

Bryan
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  2. Jonathan NiederMar 16, 2018
  3. Briggs, JohnMar 16, 2018
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  5. Briggs, JohnMar 16, 2018
  6. Bryan TurnerMar 16, 2018
  7. Briggs, JohnMar 19, 2018
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