title: Cannot get to msysgit bash prompt
body: <p>I did see a similar question when searching but it did not have an answer.</p>
  
  <p>I am following a tutorial on RoR and Git.  I followed all of the instructions carefully and downloaded msysgit 1.8.0 for my laptop running Windows 7.</p>
  
  <p>However, when I run Git Bash, all I get is a flashing cursor... I have waited up to 10 minutes and still all I get is a flashing cursor, it never prompts and will not allow me to input type.  I have uninstalled/reinstalled Git several times and tried some later versions, but still I can not get Git Bash to work.</p>
  
  <p>Does anybody have any ideas of how I can get Git to work?  This is my first time posting here and I am fairly new to programming etc so I hope I have given all information needed.  Thank you for your help.</p>