git and git extensions uninstall error 2330

Question

First I wanted to upgrade my git installation and tried it using the latest git extensions. The installation failed with error code 2330. Afterwards I've tried to both uninstall/repair my installation, but every it failed with error 2330. The visual studio addins is located in my documents which is located on a networkshare, but I have a connection to it.

Any idea to how I can remove and reinstall git?

Answer 1

Seems like the problem had something to do with my company laptop. When I got back to work and tried to uninstall everything uninstalled. Maybe something to du with GIT Extensions installing into Documents located on a networkshare.

Answer 2

I had similar problem, cause was a network-shared home directory at the time when gitextensions were originally installed that no longer existed.

The way I finally fixed this:

• Disable msiexec rollback by creating registry key according to https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/msi/disablerollback

• Uninstall old version of Git Extensions

This fails with usual 2330 error, however it does not roll back and the old version is effectively uninstalled.

• Re-enable msiexec rollback by removing created registry key
• Install new version of GitExtension

Answer 3

I think your best bet would be to update all projects associated to all the repositories and then disconnecting your machine from all the repositories before updating or uninstalling. I think that error has something to do with not being able to perform changes because of possible repercussions to the projects in the repositories.

Answer 4

I know that this is a old question, but.

pay attention about installation folder. In my case GitExtensions Installer was trying to create a Addins folder. I create this folder by my own. And the error is gone.

In my case i was installing if u are uninstalling maybe the wizard will try to delete some folder or file.

Sounds like some problem with user permission!