Installing github for windows sometimes failed, in this post we are going to see how to resolve this issue and make a successful installation, This installation may fail after 80% or 95%, now we see what kind of error it is.
Application installation did not succeed. Cannot locate application files on the server. Contact the application vendor or your administrator for assistance.
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PLATFORM VERSION INFO
Windows : 6.1.7601.65536 (Win32NT)
Common Language Runtime : 4.0.30319.18034
System.Deployment.dll : 4.0.30319.17929 built by: FX45RTMREL
clr.dll : 4.0.30319.18034 built by: FX45RTMGDR
dfdll.dll : 4.0.30319.17929 built by: FX45RTMREL
dfshim.dll : 4.0.41209.0 (Main.041209-0000)
SOURCES
Deployment url : http://github-windows.s3.amazonaws.com/GitHub.application
Server : AmazonS3
Application url : http://github-windows.s3.amazonaws.com/Application%20Files/GitHub_1_0_47_0/GitHub.exe.manifest
Server : AmazonS3
IDENTITIES
Deployment Identity : GitHub.application, Version=1.0.47.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=317444273a93ac29,
processorArchitecture = x86
Application Identity : GitHub.exe, Version=1.0.47.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=317444273a93ac29,
processorArchitecture = x86, type=win32
Now we see how to resolve this issue,
Download the github from the following url in Internet Explorer, Internet explorer only give a success installation
https://github-windows.s3.amazonaws.com/GitHub.application
From this post you can install the github for windows
Application installation did not succeed. Cannot locate application files on the server. Contact the application vendor or your administrator for assistance.
Clicking on Details...
PLATFORM VERSION INFO
Windows : 6.1.7601.65536 (Win32NT)
Common Language Runtime : 4.0.30319.18034
System.Deployment.dll : 4.0.30319.17929 built by: FX45RTMREL
clr.dll : 4.0.30319.18034 built by: FX45RTMGDR
dfdll.dll : 4.0.30319.17929 built by: FX45RTMREL
dfshim.dll : 4.0.41209.0 (Main.041209-0000)
SOURCES
Deployment url : http://github-windows.s3.amazonaws.com/GitHub.application
Server : AmazonS3
Application url : http://github-windows.s3.amazonaws.com/Application%20Files/GitHub_1_0_47_0/GitHub.exe.manifest
Server : AmazonS3
IDENTITIES
Deployment Identity : GitHub.application, Version=1.0.47.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=317444273a93ac29,
processorArchitecture = x86
Application Identity : GitHub.exe, Version=1.0.47.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=317444273a93ac29,
processorArchitecture = x86, type=win32
Now we see how to resolve this issue,
Download the github from the following url in Internet Explorer, Internet explorer only give a success installation
https://github-windows.s3.amazonaws.com/GitHub.application
From this post you can install the github for windows