Cannot install node packages using npm

Question

While installing any node package using npm, I am getting the following error:

C:\Users460785円>npm install express -g npm ERR! Windows_NT 6.1.7601 npm ERR! argv "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe" "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js" "install" "express" "-g" npm ERR! node v6.2.1 npm ERR! npm v3.9.3 npm ERR! code MODULE_NOT_FOUND

npm ERR! Cannot find module 'github-url-from-git' npm ERR! npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this error at: npm ERR!
https://github.com/npm/npm/issues

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request: npm ERR! C:\Users460785円\npm-debug.log

I have tried to reinstall node.js again and again, one with stable version and also the latest version. Still, I am getting the same error.

• ishmaelMakitla: What command did you run? The error points to the module github-url-from-git not being found - but there's also reference to express module.
• Subhadeep: if i run any command..for example if i run "npm install mongoose --save" I get the same error. So i cant install any package right now. For any package installation its throwing the same error.
• ishmaelMakitla: Could you try running this command npm -v to see which version is running, or if npm is at least working properly.

Answer 1

It seems like multiple persons on github had a similiar problem.

As the user GregWoods stated there you might want to uninstall node.js completly and delete all remaining files in your Program Files Folder and then install again.

• John H: After removing node, I found my nodejs folder still had a node_modules folder. I deleted that and also deleted %AppData% npm and npm-cache folders. Reinstalled node and it worked.