# Problems installing git-for-windows 4 messages from 2015-12-07 to 2015-12-07. Participants: Peter Toye, Stefan Beller, Johannes Schindelin. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/40951 ## Peter Toye, 2015-12-07 12:44 Subject: Problems installing git-for-windows Message-ID: <323868295.20151207124400@ptoye.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/323868295.20151207124400%40ptoye.com ``` Hi, I've just downloaded git-for-windows. It uninstalled an earlier version that I had (about 5 years old) and I got some problems. 1) It wanted to install into my User directory instead of the Program Files directory, which is the best place for all programs. The installer told me that this had access right problems, so I installed it into another directory. It seemed to go OK. 2) However, the icons on the desktop pointed to the place that my previous installation had been ( C:\Program Files (x86)\Git ) - that's where I'd have hoped that the new installation would go! 3) I uninstalled it to see if a cleaner installatoin would work, and the GIT-GUI icon didn't disappear from the desktop - minor bug I suspect. Regards, Peter mailto:git@ptoye.com www.ptoye.com ``` ## Stefan Beller, 2015-12-07 18:52 Subject: Re: Problems installing git-for-windows Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/CAGZ79ka_Gwz20WN8g6Akcm7btuLy%2BA-S%2B-kBjenN6-w6E1BRhw%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <323868295.20151207124400@ptoye.com> ``` +cc Johannes IIUC Git-for-Windows specific issues are handled in https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues instead of this mailing list. On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 4:44 AM, Peter Toye wrote: > Hi, > > I've just downloaded git-for-windows. It uninstalled an earlier > version that I had (about 5 years old) and I got some problems. > > 1) It wanted to install into my User directory instead of the > Program Files directory, which is the best place for all programs. > The installer told me that this had access right problems, so I > installed it into another directory. It seemed to go OK. > > 2) However, the icons on the desktop pointed to the place that my > previous installation had been ( C:\Program Files (x86)\Git ) - that's > where I'd have hoped that the new installation would go! > > 3) I uninstalled it to see if a cleaner installatoin would work, and > the GIT-GUI icon didn't disappear from the desktop - minor bug I > suspect. > > > Regards, > > Peter > mailto:git@ptoye.com > www.ptoye.com > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html ``` ## Johannes Schindelin, 2015-12-07 19:03 Subject: Re: Problems installing git-for-windows Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/alpine.DEB.2.20.1512072001540.21630%40virtualbox In-Reply-To: <323868295.20151207124400@ptoye.com> ``` Hi Peter, On Mon, 7 Dec 2015, Peter Toye wrote: > 1) It wanted to install into my User directory instead of the > Program Files directory, which is the best place for all programs. There has been a regression in Git for Windows 2.6.3 (please *always* state the version when reporting bugs) that requires you to run this installer as administrator manually, else it will install into AppData by default. The other problems seem to be consequences. The regression has been fixed and the next Git for Windows version will install into Program Files again (if your account is equipped with the appropriate permissions to elevate the installer enough). Ciao, Johannes ``` ## Johannes Schindelin, 2015-12-07 19:38 Subject: Re: Problems installing git-for-windows Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/alpine.DEB.2.20.1512072036570.21630%40virtualbox In-Reply-To: <279121240.20151207191837@ptoye.com> ``` Hi Peter, On Mon, 7 Dec 2015, Peter Toye wrote: > Thanks - sorry I didn't report the version number - it was 2.6.3 as you > suggested. I didn't realise that development was so active. Do yo know > when the next version will be stable or should I go for an earlier > version? I am "side-tracked" with a couple of tickets but plan to do a 2.6.3(2) soon unless Junio releases a 2.6.4 first. If you need a fixed installer *real fast*, you can follow these easy steps: https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/wiki/Making-an-installer Ciao, Johannes ```