Could not parse git.exe version number

By @ch3cooli on November 20, 2012 14:42 (imported from Google Code)

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I keep getting a popup in tortise git: "Could not parse git.exe version number." when ever I try to do anything... I have setup git 1.8 and linked it (through settings) into tortoiseGit but it's being painful.... I have the exact same versions of git/tortise on my laptop (also windows) and it worked fine with no problems =.= my windows is a fresh install too.

What version of TortoiseGit and msysgit are you using? On
what operating system?
At least TortoiseGit v1.7.12
msysgit 1.8.0 (full installer)

Please provide any additional information below.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13448206/tortoisegit-could-not-parse-git-exe-version-number