RE: getting fatal error trying to open git gui

From: Briggs, John <john.briggs@aei.com>
Date: Mar 19, 2018, 12:56 UTC
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I used Git-2.16.2-64-bit.exe to install. I used all defaults except for editor, where I chose Notpad++.

John

-----Original Message-----
From: Bryan Turner <bturner@atlassian.com> 
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2018 3:22 PM
To: Briggs, John <JOHN.BRIGGS@aei.com>
Cc: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>; git@vger.kernel.org; git-for-windows@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: getting fatal error trying to open git gui

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