how-to-npm on windows

[Quas94]

Can't get past the very first step (verifying npm is up-to-date).

C:\Users\Quasar\Desktop\how-to-npm>how-to-npm verify
verifying that npm is installed...
Uh oh!  npm had a problem! {"killed":false,"code":1,"signal":null,"cmd":"C:\\Win
dows\\system32\\cmd.exe /s /c \"C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\npm.CMD --version\""}

'C:\Program' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
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Looks like something to do with the space in the Program Files folder.
Anything I can do about this other than re-installing Node itself to a different folder that doesn't have space characters?

[Quas94]

I just completed all the steps whilst skipping verification for the parts which produced this error. Just a heads up that this issue exists, though.

[No9]

There are 3 patches that attempt to to solve this

#17
#19
#32

And this was the original bug report
#11

@isaacs @mmalecki @linclark
Please can we get this in somehow?

[kaiyoma]

Seeing this as well. Quotes around the file location of the npm executable are necessary on Windows because the default install location for Node.js has spaces in its name.

[kaiyoma]

The problem seems to be worse now than when the OP submitted the issue. I can't advance past step 2 (Login) because attempting to skip verification also results in an error:

...\Kyle\Portfolio\Studying\temp-workspace> how-to-npm verify
'C:\Program' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

Uh oh!
It looks like something went wrong
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###   YOUR SOLUTION IS NOT CORRECT!   ###
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...\Kyle\Portfolio\Studying\temp-workspace> how-to-npm verify skip
'C:\Program' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

Uh oh!
It looks like something went wrong
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###   YOUR SOLUTION IS NOT CORRECT!   ###
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[8fdafs2]

try run how-to-npm in 'Node.js command prompt' see if it solves the problem

[cltsao]

@8fdafs2 Thanks. Running how-to-npm in Node.js command prompt solved the problem in my Windows environment.

[itzsaga]

Just updating with my error. This is still an issue and needs more instruction for people to work around.

λ how-to-npm verify
verifying that npm is installed...
Uh oh!  npm had a problem! {"killed":false,"code":1,"signal":null,"cmd":"C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\npm.CMD --version"}
'C:\Program' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
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###   YOUR SOLUTION IS NOT CORRECT!   ###
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[itzsaga]

Possible solution:
Instruct people on Windows to run npm -v and if the version is high enough instruct people to run how-to-npm verify skip. Otherwise upgrade npm via npm install npm.
I believe this could solve this issue but I'm not 100% on this idea.

[watilde]

#108 is shipeed as v2.4.1. Closing as resolved :)