Hi,
I'm trying to install Git-2.15.0-64-bit.exe onto my Windows 10 machine. When I run this installer program no matter what options I try or whether I run as administrator it ends up with an error box saying "The drive or UNC share you selected does not exist or is not accessible. Please select another". I do not see any way of selecting a drive. Any suggestions?
Best wishes,
--Phil Martel
Re: Problem installing Git
[ +Cc: Git for Windows mailing list ]
Hi Phil,
On 23/11/2017 19:51, Phil Martel wrote:
> I'm trying to install Git-2.15.0-64-bit.exe onto my Windows 10 > machine. When I run this installer program no matter what options I > try or whether I run as administrator it ends up with an error box > saying "The drive or UNC share you selected does not exist or is not > accessible. Please select another". I do not see any way of > selecting a drive. Any suggestions?
From what I could Google around, this seems to be (Inno Setup?) installation related issue...?
Do you already have "Git for Windows" installed? If so, does it work if you try uninstalling it first?
Regards, Buga
p.s. Note the existence of "Git for Windows"[1] specific mailing list as well, where this issue might belong better.
[1] git-for-windows@googlegroups.com
Re: Problem installing Git
Thank you. I'll look into it.
Best wishes,
--Phil Martel
On 11/23/2017 4:30 PM, Igor Djordjevic wrote:
> [ +Cc: Git for Windows mailing list ] > > Hi Phil, > > On 23/11/2017 19:51, Phil Martel wrote: >> I'm trying to install Git-2.15.0-64-bit.exe onto my Windows 10 >> machine. When I run this installer program no matter what options I >> try or whether I run as administrator it ends up with an error box >> saying "The drive or UNC share you selected does not exist or is not >> accessible. Please select another". I do not see any way of >> selecting a drive. Any suggestions? > From what I could Google around, this seems to be (Inno Setup?) > installation related issue...? > > Do you already have "Git for Windows" installed? If so, does it work > if you try uninstalling it first? > > Regards, Buga > > p.s. Note the existence of "Git for Windows"[1] specific mailing list > as well, where this issue might belong better. > > [1] git-for-windows@googlegroups.com
Re: Problem installing Git (followup)
Hi Buga,
That solved my problem. I apparently had enough cruft left over from a hard disk issue for Windows to think I still had a copy of Git installed. when I got rid of it, the new version installed with no problems.
Thanks again,
--Phil Martel
On 11/23/2017 4:30 PM, Igor Djordjevic wrote:
> [ +Cc: Git for Windows mailing list ] > > Hi Phil, > > On 23/11/2017 19:51, Phil Martel wrote: >> I'm trying to install Git-2.15.0-64-bit.exe onto my Windows 10 >> machine. When I run this installer program no matter what options I >> try or whether I run as administrator it ends up with an error box >> saying "The drive or UNC share you selected does not exist or is not >> accessible. Please select another". I do not see any way of >> selecting a drive. Any suggestions? > From what I could Google around, this seems to be (Inno Setup?) > installation related issue...? > > Do you already have "Git for Windows" installed? If so, does it work > if you try uninstalling it first? > > Regards, Buga > > p.s. Note the existence of "Git for Windows"[1] specific mailing list > as well, where this issue might belong better. > > [1] git-for-windows@googlegroups.com
Re: Problem installing Git (followup)
Hi Phil,
On 24/11/2017 00:44, Phil Martel wrote:
> On 11/23/2017 4:30 PM, Igor Djordjevic wrote: >> On 23/11/2017 19:51, Phil Martel wrote: >>> I'm trying to install Git-2.15.0-64-bit.exe onto my Windows 10 >>> machine. When I run this installer program no matter what >>> options I try or whether I run as administrator it ends up with >>> an error box saying "The drive or UNC share you selected does >>> not exist or is not accessible. Please select another". I do >>> not see any way of selecting a drive. Any suggestions? >> >> Do you already have "Git for Windows" installed? If so, does it work >> if you try uninstalling it first? > > That solved my problem. I apparently had enough cruft left over > from a hard disk issue for Windows to think I still had a copy of > Git installed. when I got rid of it, the new version installed > with no problems. > > Thanks again,
No problem, it was more of a lucky shot, but glad it helped :)
Regards, Buga
p.s. When discussing here, it`s more customary to quote inline, instead of top-posting[1].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style
Johannes SchindelinRe: Problem installing Git
Hi Igor,
On Thu, 23 Nov 2017, Igor Djordjevic wrote:
> [ +Cc: Git for Windows mailing list ]
I have no idea why it claimed that that group does not exist, the email address looks correct to me.
> On 23/11/2017 19:51, Phil Martel wrote: > > I'm trying to install Git-2.15.0-64-bit.exe onto my Windows 10 > > machine. When I run this installer program no matter what options I > > try or whether I run as administrator it ends up with an error box > > saying "The drive or UNC share you selected does not exist or is not > > accessible. Please select another". I do not see any way of > > selecting a drive. Any suggestions? > > From what I could Google around, this seems to be (Inno Setup?) > installation related issue...?
Indeed.
> Do you already have "Git for Windows" installed? If so, does it work > if you try uninstalling it first?
That is a workaround, correct.
> p.s. Note the existence of "Git for Windows"[1] specific mailing list > as well, where this issue might belong better. > > [1] git-for-windows@googlegroups.com
I think a much better place is the Git for Windows bug tracker (if you ever wonder where the bug tracker is, or the home page, or the repository or the FAQ, there are links in the upper left of the release notes -- which probably nobody reads, even if I really try to make them worth the while -- and which you can find in C:\Program Files\Git\ReleaseNotes.html if you closed the tab after installing Git for Windows).
And indeed, there is already a ticket for this issue: https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/1074
The original reporter did not respond to any questions, maybe you can do better, Phil?
Ciao, Johannes
Re: Problem installing Git
Hi Johannes,
On 25/11/2017 23:16, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> > > [ +Cc: Git for Windows mailing list ] > > I have no idea why it claimed that that group does not exist, the > email address looks correct to me.
I suspected the culprit was me not being a member of the group, where the group requires it for (initial?) posting (but you already noticed that other e-mail about it there[2], this is more a follow-up for anyone here, still wondering).
> > p.s. Note the existence of "Git for Windows"[1] specific mailing > > list as well, where this issue might belong better. > > > > [1] git-for-windows@googlegroups.com > > I think a much better place is the Git for Windows bug tracker (if > you ever wonder where the bug tracker is, or the home page, or the > repository or the FAQ, there are links in the upper left of the > release notes -- which probably nobody reads, even if I really try to > make them worth the while -- and which you can find in C:\Program > Files\Git\ReleaseNotes.html if you closed the tab after installing > Git for Windows). > > And indeed, there is already a ticket for this issue: > https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/1074
I myself am aware of the tracker, just that I didn`t really anticipate this as a Git for Windows bug, seeing various mentions around the net pointing to Inno Setup (being in use here as well).
That said, I see the logic in thinking the other way around, too, and possibly addressing it somehow inside Git for Windows, in spite of what happens on Inno Setup side. At least working around it a bit better, if possible.
I can remember to keep an eye on the tracker more often, just in case, as that would have clearly helped here. Thanks for the heads-up.
Regards, Buga
[2] https://groups.google.com/d/msg/git-for-windows/0hn7Th4uGZk/oJTdmXa5AgAJ
Re: Problem installing Git
On 11/25/2017 5:16 PM, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> Hi Igor, > > On Thu, 23 Nov 2017, Igor Djordjevic wrote: > >> [ +Cc: Git for Windows mailing list ] > I have no idea why it claimed that that group does not exist, the email > address looks correct to me. > >> On 23/11/2017 19:51, Phil Martel wrote: >>> I'm trying to install Git-2.15.0-64-bit.exe onto my Windows 10 >>> machine. When I run this installer program no matter what options I >>> try or whether I run as administrator it ends up with an error box >>> saying "The drive or UNC share you selected does not exist or is not >>> accessible. Please select another". I do not see any way of >>> selecting a drive. Any suggestions? >> From what I could Google around, this seems to be (Inno Setup?) >> installation related issue...? > Indeed. > >> Do you already have "Git for Windows" installed? If so, does it work >> if you try uninstalling it first? > That is a workaround, correct. > >> p.s. Note the existence of "Git for Windows"[1] specific mailing list >> as well, where this issue might belong better. >> >> [1] git-for-windows@googlegroups.com > I think a much better place is the Git for Windows bug tracker (if you > ever wonder where the bug tracker is, or the home page, or the repository > or the FAQ, there are links in the upper left of the release notes -- > which probably nobody reads, even if I really try to make them worth the > while -- and which you can find in C:\Program Files\Git\ReleaseNotes.html > if you closed the tab after installing Git for Windows). > > And indeed, there is already a ticket for this issue: > https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/1074 > > The original reporter did not respond to any questions, maybe you can do > better, Phil?
My case seems similar although it may be different. I originally had Git installed on my C: drive. A hardware upgrade moved that drive to E:. I was able to link everything back and to run Git Bash (IIRC).
A few weeks later, the E: drive got sick. The repair shop I went to was not able to restore much, but in the course of changes took my DVD drive out of the boot sequence which changed the E: drive to D:. I was able to restore most of my files from an external herd disk backup, but the backup was from when the disk was C:
I could not run Git when I tried, so I downloaded the latest version from git-scm.com. This failed to install with the "The drive or UNC share you selected does not exist or is not accessible. Please select another" error. I was puzzled because the installation code had not asked me to select a drive. Following Buga's suggestion, I tried uninstalling Git. I believe Windows said it could not find the uninstall information, but it did remove Git from the list of programs. I also removed Git from the start menu. The installation then succeeded.
Best wishes, --Phil
> > Ciao, > Johannes
Re: Delivery Status Notification (Failure)
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Well, seems that +Cc-ing wasn`t the most successful one... :P