msysGit un-install runtime error 18:1292 could not call proc

Question

When trying to un-install Git on Windows 7, I received this error message:

"Runtime Error (at 18:1292): Could not call proc."

According to my research, the msysgit team fixed this bug. Yet in this case it is preventing me from un-installing Git.

I tried multiple un-installation methods that I found on StackOverFlow, with no success.

Answer 1

I have resolved this problem here.

You can install the latest version of GIT (currently 1.7.8) over the top of 1.7.7.1-preview, you can then uninstall GIT without a problem.

Answer 2

I was able to uninstall Git-1.7.7.1-preview20111027.exe by deleting all the files in the Git directory (I had already used KillBox.exe to delete the git-cheetah dll in previous attempts) and installing Git-1.7.6-preview20110708.exe. Which I than uninstalled.

Answer 3

Reinstall the same version only this time follow these instructions given here: http://help.github.com/win-set-up-git/ with the following deference:
On the 5th screen uncheck Additional Icons and Windows Explorer Integration
On the 6th screen instead of "Use git bash only", choose the second option "Run Git from Windows Command Prompt".
I think the exception we were getting was the result of not having the proper path set up in the system environment variables:
http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/source/detail?r=33cc102ca9e3833aec8d3325c698f23791add6f0

Also, FYI:
There is a suggestion here:
http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.msysgit/13834 to uninstall the Git-1.7.7.1-preview20111027.exe by installing an older version (Git-1.6.2.2-preview20090408.exe) over it. I tried the same, but wouldn't work. Calling unins000 nor uninstalling through the add/remove programs, didn't do the trick.

On a side note, I now understand why a colegue of mine said that he prefers using http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercurial to Git. He said he didn't have to bother with all the exception thrown by cygwin (dealing with windows stuff) and I back him up on this.

Anyway, I hope my comment save some time for u guys.

Cheers!