npm command return message -g' is not recognized as an internal or external command

Question

I'm using Windows 8.1 64-bit and install npm with Windows Installer from nodejs.org. Every time i enter npm command, it always showing this message: 'CALL "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe" "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js" prefix -g' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

Error while running npm “prefix -g is not recognized as an internal or external command” not solving my problem

node -v

v6.10.0

npm -v

'CALL "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe" "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js" prefix -g' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

3.10.10

npm config get registry

'CALL "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe" "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js" prefix -g' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

https://registry.npmjs.org/

Answer 1

It solved now. it is not an error of nodejs PATH. But one of my environment variable named ComSpec has multiple value, it only allow one

Answer 2

This error refers to your PATH variable not pointing to the right path of NodeJS. Double check your env. vars and check if it is set to the right path.