GitExtensions Configuration error

Question

I installed GitExtensions for the main purpose of using GitHub with my visual studio 2010. When I start up GitExtensions, I get 2 errors in my checklist and also a startup error that says: Access to path 'c:\program files(x86)\GitExtensions\.gitconfig' is denied.

There is no .gitconfig file in that directory. It wont allow me to setup the needed information such as my name and email. Is there anything I can do to fix this?

Answer 1

It shouldn't be looking for .gitconfig there.

It should be in C:\users\username\.gitconfig Make sure you have setting like below:

Answer 2

This is probably caused by a known bug in the latest version of Git Extensions. The bug is fixed already but the new version is not released yet. You can download the latest release candidate here: http://code.google.com/p/gitextensions/downloads/detail?name=GitExtensions222SetupComplete.msi

You could also fix this by moving .gitconfig from c:\program files\gitextensions.gitconfig to c:\users\username.gitconfig manually. GitExtensions will detect the new location and will use it.