git installation failing, windows 10, CryptStringToBinaryW

Question

Git for windows is failing to install, I've redownloaded numerous times.

The install log looks like this :

2021-05-07 09:02:33.191   -- DLL function import --
2021-05-07 09:02:33.191   Function name: CryptStringToBinaryW
2021-05-07 09:02:33.191   DLL name: crypt32.dll
2021-05-07 09:02:33.191   Dest DLL name: crypt32.dll
2021-05-07 09:02:33.191   Importing the DLL function.
2021-05-07 09:02:33.191   Successfully imported the DLL function. Delay loaded? No
2021-05-07 09:02:33.221   Exception message:
2021-05-07 09:02:33.221   Message box (OK):
                          Invalid floating point operation.
2021-05-07 09:05:07.456   User chose OK.
2021-05-07 09:05:07.456   Deinitializing Setup.
2021-05-07 09:05:07.458   Log closed.

Each install, the last action is CryptStringToBinaryW import followed by floating point overflow error ... I think I may have a hardware issue ?

Answer 1

There is no obvious issue reported in git-for-windows/git, so you might have to report one with your exact setup (Windows version, and possible additional firewall/antivirus setup)

Just for testing, double-check:

• you have the 64-bit version of the installer
• try and unzip PortableGit-2.31.1-64-bit.7z.exe, to see if the portable version works.

Answer 2

replaced the cpu and everything worked. There were other problems associated with that crypt lib, alongside the failing git install.