Windows installer mandatory installs Git for Windows package

[foverzar]

...which is very inconvenient for those who use MSYS/MSYS2 git or any other git + unix toolset package.

[gmanfunky]

When you run the installer, can you not uncheck it?

[gmanfunky]

It looks like Github's Git for Windows may have made recent releases that do a better job of not screwing with git or other tools outside of its environment. (don't modify path).

Maybe we should consider trying the latest to see if it is better behaved.
https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases

[radum]

The latest versions of https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases work perfect on Windows now. The same versions are used on https://git-scm.com/ also.

Apart from not being able to uncheck installing GIT it uninstalls and replaces the newer version you have with the one the installer comes with.

At least it should check for the new version and skip.

[aadrian]

When you run the installer, can you not uncheck it?

No. See #246
On Windows 8.1, the custom/full has makes no difference (as there would be no event executed on combobox selection change), so all those checkboxes remain selected and grayed out.

[foverzar]

On win10 you can run installer with /COMPONENTS flag, which allows you to manually specify components. Doesn't work on win7 though.

[ret0]

being able to properly unselect the option would be really important for us - thanks!

[ret0]

possibly related #276

[virgo47]

Definitely want to uncheck this. As being disabled, I didn't even consider reading it (yeah, my fault ;-)), because I thought it's some really mandatory Docker part. Now my git/bash installation on Windows is totally screwed. Why is it not possible to uncheck it?

[babadofar]

+1

[nerro]

possibly related #310