Remove Shell Extensions / Right Click Context Menu

[Eric Hiller]

Hello all,

It would seem that since the switch to Git for Windows rather than Git-cheetah the process used before to remove shell extensions is no longer valid.

regsvr32 /s /u "C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\git-cheetah\git_s hell_ext64.dll"

As the DLL is no longer existing in the new structure.

Is there a way to still do this, or should I uninstall and reinstall?

Thanks!

-Eric

[Johannes Schindelin]

Hi Eric,

On 2015-08-23 21:16, Eric Hiller wrote:

> It would seem that since the switch to Git for Windows rather than
> Git-cheetah the process used before to remove shell extensions is no
> longer
> valid.
>
> regsvr32 /s /u "C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\git-cheetah\git_s
> hell_ext64.dll"
>
> As the DLL is no longer existing in the new structure.

But it has been in Git for Windows 1.x. And since Git for Windows 2.x
aims to provide a clean upgrade path, we have to remove Git Cheetah.

> Is there a way to still do this, or should I uninstall and reinstall?

Git Cheetah is no longer installed, it is not even an option anymore. It
should be uninstalled as part of the uninstallation (or upgrade)
procedure. If it is not, that is a bug, and it needs to be reported:
http://git-for-windows.github.io/#contribute

However, I have a hunch that you selected the "Windows Explorer
integration" component in the installer (see attachment). If you did not
want that integration, just uncheck those checkboxes and you do not even
need to uninstall the extension after installing Git.

Bonus: when you install the next Git for Windows version, it will
remember your choice.

Ciao,
Johannes

[Eric Hiller]

Hi Johannes,

Thanks for info!

This was a clean install of git for windows, with no prior git-cheetah. Yes I did select explorer installation, I was trying to edit that setting. Is there a way of changing it without uninstalling git for windows and then re installing git for windows?

-Eric

[Johannes Schindelin]

Hi Eric,

On 2015-08-24 15:34, Eric Hiller wrote:

> This was a clean install of git for windows, with no prior git-cheetah.
> Yes
> I did select explorer installation, I was trying to edit that setting.
> Is
> there a way of changing it without uninstalling git for windows and
> then re
> installing git for windows?

There probably is a way to uninstall it manually. But it would take
longer for me to find out the exact regedit invocation than it would for
you to simply run the installer again...

Ciao,
Johannes