Why does npm give status 8 exit error when trying to install bower windows 8.1 Pro, & how to fix?-Collection of common programming errors

11 years ago
admin
3 minutes

  • Here’s the fix, although I’m not certain as to how it fixed the issue, or the root cause.

    C:\Users\xx\desktop [master +1 ~0 -0 !]> npm owner ls bower-require
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/bower-require
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/bower-require
allproperty 
C:\Users\xx\desktop [master]> node --version
v0.10.22
C:\Users\xx\desktop [master]> npm rebuild
C:\Users\xx\desktop [master]> npm install

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C:\Users\xx\desktop [master]> git status
# On branch master
nothing to commit, working directory clean
C:\Users\xx\desktop [master]> npm install bower

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C:\Users\xx\desktop [master]>
    C:\Users\xx\desktop> npm install -g bower
C:\Users\xx\AppData\Roaming\npm\bower -> C:\Users\xx\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\bower\bin\bower
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C:\Users\xx\desktop> bower --version
1.2.7