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sellarafaeli
sellarafaeli

Reputation: 1177

'node' is not recognized as an internal or external command

I've been working with node.js v0.6.3, locally installed on Windows Vista at C:\Program Files\Nodejs. I recently upgraded to (by running the installer for) v0.6.6. It seemed like it worked for a while, but now if I try to run node from any directory I get a

'node' is not recognized as an internal or external command

message, though running node from C:\Program Files\Nodejs does work.

I tried rebooting, removing node, reinstalling, reinstalling 0.6.3 - nothing seems to work. I just don't get why node fails to recognize system path, though node works from its base dir?

Upvotes: 56

Views: 149060

Answers (11)

Mihir P
Mihir P

Reputation: 1

I have tried most of the above steps, but the issue didn't resolve. So I uninstalled and installed node.js and it worked for me.

C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\node-gyp-bin

Upvotes: 0

Yackens
Yackens

Reputation: 29

Just write this on your terminal (CMD) and it should work just fine:

SET PATH=C:\Program Files\Nodejs;%PATH%

Upvotes: 1

Naurto san
Naurto san

Reputation: 417

I have tried most of the above steps, but the issue didn't resolve. So I uninstalled and installed node.js and it worked for me.

Upvotes: 0

pasx
pasx

Reputation: 2975

I set the NODEJS variable in the system control panel but the only thing that worked to set the path was to do it from command line as administrator.

SET PATH=%NODEJS%;%PATH%

Another trick is that once you set the path you must close the console and open a new one for the new path to be taken into account.

However for the regular user to be able to use node I had to run set path again not as admin and restart the computer

Upvotes: 0

Sandersjr2
Sandersjr2

Reputation: 57

Make sure nodejs in the PATH is in front of anything that uses node.

Upvotes: 0

RandallTo
RandallTo

Reputation: 395

Everytime I install node.js it needs a reboot and then the path is recognized.

Upvotes: 6

user1207577
user1207577

Reputation: 699

Watch out for other paths ending in \ too. I had this:

...bin;C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Web Platform Installer\;C:\Program Files\nodejs\

and changed it to this:

bin;C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Web Platform Installer\;C:\Program Files\nodejs

removing the final \, but it still didn't work. The previous path, for the Web Platform Installer, had a trailing \ too. Removing that fixed the problem.

Upvotes: 4

Varun Achar
Varun Achar

Reputation: 15099

Nodejs's installation adds nodejs to the path in the environment properties incorrectly.

By default it adds the following to the path:

C:\Program Files\nodejs\

The ending \ is unnecessary. Remove the \ and everything will be beautiful again.

Upvotes: 46

alessioalex
alessioalex

Reputation: 63653

Go to the folder in which you have Node and NPM (such as C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\) and type the following:

> set path=%PATH%;%CD%
> setx path "%PATH%"

From http://www.hacksparrow.com/install-node-js-and-npm-on-windows.html

Upvotes: 18

First Zero
First Zero

Reputation: 22356

Node is missing from the SYSTEM PATH, try this in your command line

SET PATH=C:\Program Files\Nodejs;%PATH%

and then try running node

To set this system wide you need to set in the system settings - cf - http://banagale.com/changing-your-system-path-in-windows-vista.htm

To be very clean, create a new system variable NODEJS

NODEJS="C:\Program Files\Nodejs"

Then edit the PATH in system variables and add %NODEJS%

PATH=%NODEJS%;...

Upvotes: 127

Gio Borje
Gio Borje

Reputation: 21094

Try adding C:\Program Files\Nodejs to your PATH environment variable. The PATH environment variable allows run executables or access files within the folders specified (separated by semicolons).

On the command prompt, the command would be set PATH=%PATH%;C:\Program Files\Nodejs.

Upvotes: 1

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