I can't uninstall Git
I was researching Git so I downloaded the Windows version to test it out on a repository on GitHub. After about 30 minutes I couldn't work out how to use it, so I decided I probably wouldn't need a distributed repository as our projects aren't that big and went back to what I know - SVN.
(I thought) I uninstalled all the Git related stuff I'd put on my PC, but have now got an irritating problem where if I open any folders I get an error message saying:
Hello
[ERROR] Could not find git path
As you can imagine, this is a real pain, does anyone have any ideas on how to fix it?
Solution 1:
This would happen because
Uninstall was unable to delete the file "C:\Program Files\Git\git-cheetah\git_shell_ext.dll"
The correct fix would be to unregister the dll and delete it
- open the Command Prompt window
- execute > regsvr32 -s -u git_shell_ext.dll
- delete "C:\Program Files\Git\git-cheetah\git_shell_ext.dll"
If that does not work here's an ugly workaround:
- Open "Task Manager" and go to Processes
- Find explorer.exe and click end process
- Choose File > Run in "Task Manager" and type 'cmd' and click OK to open "Command Prompt" and cd to "C:\Program Files\Git\git-cheetah"
- Delete git_shell_ext.dll
- Restart
be sure to clean-up after reboot, remove "Git" folder from "C:\Program Files"
Solution 2:
You may want to have a look at this, it shows what shell extensions are installed and can help to remove problematic items:
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html
Incidentally, you should have given GIT a chance - it takes a while, but the payback is worth it.