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Ben Lesh
Ben Lesh

Reputation: 108471

Node.JS NPM not working on Windows

I just installed the latest version of nodejs, and while I can get it to run js files just fine, I can't get npm to do anything.

If I open the node.exe, it brings up a prompt, then I separately tried each of the following and none of them work:

> node npm install socket.io
> npm install socket.io
> help
> node help

ALL of the above result in nothing but the line "..." to be returned, then every thing I type in after that, I just get another line of "...".

This is extremely frustrating. What am I doing wrong?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 9803

Answers (2)

Robert Went
Robert Went

Reputation: 3072

If you had command prompt open whilst installing the latest nodejs then the path to npm in windows path will not be recognised until you close the command prompt and open a new one.

I know this already has an accepted answer but I just found this and then realised my own mistake and thought it might help someone else.

Upvotes: 5

deltanovember
deltanovember

Reputation: 44041

Opening node.exe will bring up the Read–eval–print loop (REPL). Try just:

c:\users\windowslogin>npm install socket.io

Upvotes: 4

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