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Newbie installation problem: non 7-zip archive

Subject: Newbie installation problem: non 7-zip archive

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3 messages between Mar 28, 2009 and Mar 29, 2009.

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Angus Monro· Mar 28, 2009, 01:13 UTC · lore

Hi,

Im just looking at GIT for the first time, but cant get past first base.

Im working on Win XP 2002 SP3.

When I download & run PortableGit-1.6.2.1-preview20090322.exe, it asks for
the installation location, but after Ive confirmed that location & pressed
OK, it gives me an error message window:
     Title bar:   WinGit: MinGW Git + minimal MSys installation: error
     Message:     Non 7-Zip archive.

When I download & run Git-1.6.2.1-preview20090322.exe, it immediately
complains
     Title bar:   Error
     Message:     The setup files are corrupted.  Please obtain a new copy
of the program.

In both cases, Ive downloaded from http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/downloads/list, and have tried re-downloading & re-running, still without success.

Any thoughts?

Thanks,

Angus Monro.

Michele Ballabio· Mar 28, 2009, 13:17 UTC · re: Angus Monro · lore

Re: Newbie installation problem: non 7-zip archive

On Saturday 28 March 2009, Angus Monro wrote:

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> Im working on Win XP 2002 SP3.  
> 
> When I download & run PortableGit-1.6.2.1-preview20090322.exe, it asks for
> the installation location, but after Ive confirmed that location & pressed
> OK, it gives me an error message window:
>      Title bar:   WinGit: MinGW Git + minimal MSys installation: error
>      Message:     Non 7-Zip archive.
> 
> When I download & run Git-1.6.2.1-preview20090322.exe, it immediately
> complains
>      Title bar:   Error
>      Message:     The setup files are corrupted.  Please obtain a new copy
> of the program.
> 
> In both cases, Ive downloaded from
> http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/downloads/list, and have tried
> re-downloading & re-running, still without success.
> 
> Any thoughts?

Maybe IE (or something else) is corrupting the downloads.

http://brucewagner.wordpress.com/2006/12/15/the-setup-files-are-corrupted-please-obtain-a-new-copy-of-the-program/

Angus Monro· Mar 29, 2009, 20:18 UTC · re: Michele Ballabio · lore

RE: Newbie installation problem: non 7-zip archive

OK, Successfully installed the Win native app after downloading using IE7 rather than FF3. Still had no success with the portable app, curiously, but am happy now. Thanks.

Angus.