title: Git altering binary files when cloning
body: <p>I'm just getting started with git and am running into a problem when attempting to clone a respository from github. There are several binary files (.exe and .dll) contained in the repo; when I make a clone of this on my local machine none of these binaries are valid (as far as windows is concerned). Attempting to execute them results in the following message being displayed: </p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>'XXX is not a valid Win32 application'</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>I <em>believe</em> I have everything setup properly, (using GitExtensions, if that's relevant) - but I can't seem to get this issue resolved.</p>
  
  <p>Any help much appreciated!</p>
  
  <p><strong>Edit:</strong></p>
  
  <p>This is my current .gitconfig - if relevant:</p>
  
  <pre><code>[merge]
      tool = kdiff3
  [mergetool "kdiff3"]
      path = c:/Program Files (x86)/KDiff3/kdiff3.exe
  [diff]
      guitool = kdiff3
  [difftool "kdiff3"]
      path = c:/Program Files (x86)/KDiff3/kdiff3.exe
  [core]
      editor = \"C:/Program Files (x86)/GitExtensions/GitExtensions.exe\" fileeditor
      autocrlf = true
  </code></pre>