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RE: getting fatal error trying to open git gui

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Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Mar 19, 2018, 14:13 UTC
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Hi John,
On Mon, 19 Mar 2018, Briggs, John wrote:
> I used Git-2.16.2-64-bit.exe to install. I used all defaults except for
> editor, where I chose Notpad++.

If your Git GUI mentions something funny about the version string when run as normal user, but not when run as administrator, I do suspect some sort of PATH problem.

Would you mind filling out a full bug report at https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/new?

Ciao, Johannes

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Message 8 of 8 in “getting fatal error trying to open git gui”
  1. Briggs, JohnMar 16, 2018
  2. Jonathan NiederMar 16, 2018
  3. Briggs, JohnMar 16, 2018
  4. Jonathan NiederMar 16, 2018
  5. Briggs, JohnMar 16, 2018
  6. Bryan TurnerMar 16, 2018
  7. Briggs, JohnMar 19, 2018
  8. Johannes SchindelinMar 19, 2018

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