{"id":2081,"date":"2022-08-30T15:21:53","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T15:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unknownerror.org\/index.php\/2013\/12\/25\/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\/"},"modified":"2022-08-30T15:21:53","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T15:21:53","slug":"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","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unknownerror.org\/index.php\/2022\/08\/30\/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\/","title":{"rendered":"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"},"content":{"rendered":"
  • \n

    Here’s the fix, although I’m not certain as to how it fixed the issue, or the root cause.<\/p>\n

    C:\\Users\\xx\\desktop [master +1 ~0 -0 !]> npm owner ls bower-require\nnpm http GET https:\/\/registry.npmjs.org\/bower-require\nnpm http 304 https:\/\/registry.npmjs.org\/bower-require\nallproperty \nC:\\Users\\xx\\desktop [master]> node --version\nv0.10.22\nC:\\Users\\xx\\desktop [master]> npm rebuild\nC:\\Users\\xx\\desktop [master]> npm install\n\n\/\/ SNIPPED A BUNCH OF GETS, 200's, & 304's \/\/\n\n> grunt-autoprefixer@0.4.1 postinstall C:\\Users\\xx\\desktop\\node_modules\\grunt-autoprefixer\n>\n\n\/\/ SNIPPED A BUNCH OF GETS, 200's, & 304's \/\/    \n\ngrunt-contrib-coffee@0.7.0 node_modules\\grunt-contrib-coffee\n??? coffee-script@1.6.3\n\ngrunt-release@0.5.1 node_modules\\grunt-release\n??? semver@2.0.11\n??? shelljs@0.1.4\n\ngrunt-autoprefixer@0.4.1 node_modules\\grunt-autoprefixer\n??? autoprefixer@0.8.20131104 (css-parse@1.6.0, css-stringify@1.3.2)\n\ngrunt-contrib-watch@0.5.3 node_modules\\grunt-contrib-watch\n??? tiny-lr@0.0.4 (debug@0.7.4, faye-websocket@0.4.4, qs@0.5.6, noptify@0.0.3)\n??? gaze@0.4.3 (globule@0.1.0)\n\ngrunt-contrib-uglify@0.2.7 node_modules\\grunt-contrib-uglify\n??? grunt-lib-contrib@0.6.1 (zlib-browserify@0.0.1)\n??? uglify-js@2.4.3 (uglify-to-browserify@1.0.1, async@0.2.9, optimist@0.3.7, source-map@0.1.31)\n\ngrunt@0.4.1 node_modules\\grunt\n??? which@1.0.5\n??? dateformat@1.0.2-1.2.3\n??? eventemitter2@0.4.13\n??? colors@0.6.2\n??? async@0.1.22\n??? hooker@0.2.3\n??? lodash@0.9.2\n??? nopt@1.0.10 (abbrev@1.0.4)\n??? rimraf@2.0.3 (graceful-fs@1.1.14)\n??? minimatch@0.2.12 (sigmund@1.0.0, lru-cache@2.3.1)\n??? glob@3.1.21 (inherits@1.0.0, graceful-fs@1.2.3)\n??? coffee-script@1.3.3\n??? underscore.string@2.2.1\n??? iconv-lite@0.2.11\n??? findup-sync@0.1.2 (lodash@1.0.1)\n??? js-yaml@2.0.5 (esprima@1.0.4, argparse@0.1.15)\n\ngrunt-contrib-less@0.7.0 node_modules\\grunt-contrib-less\n??? grunt-lib-contrib@0.6.1 (zlib-browserify@0.0.1)\n??? less@1.4.2 (mime@1.2.11, mkdirp@0.3.5, ycssmin@1.0.1, request@2.27.0)\nC:\\Users\\xx\\desktop [master]> git status\n# On branch master\nnothing to commit, working directory clean\nC:\\Users\\xx\\desktop [master]> npm install bower\n\n\/\/ SNIPPED A BUNCH OF GETS, 200's, & 304's \/\/    \n\nbower@1.2.7 node_modules\\bower\n??? junk@0.2.1\n??? stringify-object@0.1.7\n??? abbrev@1.0.4\n??? chmodr@0.1.0\n??? which@1.0.5\n??? osenv@0.0.3\n??? graceful-fs@2.0.1\n??? archy@0.0.2\n??? open@0.0.4\n??? rimraf@2.2.2\n??? bower-endpoint-parser@0.2.1\n??? bower-logger@0.2.1\n??? lru-cache@2.3.1\n??? nopt@2.1.2\n??? retry@0.6.0\n??? tmp@0.0.21\n??? mkdirp@0.3.5\n??? q@0.9.7\n??? semver@2.1.0\n??? fstream@0.1.24 (inherits@2.0.1)\n??? chalk@0.2.1 (ansi-styles@0.2.0, has-color@0.1.1)\n??? fstream-ignore@0.0.7 (inherits@2.0.1, minimatch@0.2.12)\n??? bower-json@0.4.0 (deep-extend@0.2.6, intersect@0.0.3)\n??? request-progress@0.3.1 (throttleit@0.0.2)\n??? sudo-block@0.2.1 (chalk@0.1.1)\n??? tar@0.1.18 (inherits@2.0.1, block-stream@0.0.7)\n??? glob@3.2.7 (inherits@2.0.1, minimatch@0.2.12)\n??? promptly@0.2.0 (read@1.0.5)\n??? cardinal@0.4.2 (ansicolors@0.2.1, redeyed@0.4.2)\n??? request@2.27.0 (json-stringify-safe@5.0.0, aws-sign@0.3.0, forever-agent@0.5.0, qs@0.6.5, tunnel-agent@0.3.0, oauth-sign@0.3.0, cookie-jar@0.3.0, mime@1.2.11, node-uuid@1.4.1, form-data@0.1.2, hawk@1.0.0, http-signature@0.10.0)\n??? unzip@0.1.9 (setimmediate@1.0.1, match-stream@0.0.2, readable-stream@1.0.17, pullstream@0.4.0, binary@0.3.0)\n??? mout@0.7.1\n??? handlebars@1.0.12 (optimist@0.3.7, uglify-js@2.3.6)\n??? update-notifier@0.1.7 (configstore@0.1.5)\n??? inquirer@0.3.5 (mute-stream@0.0.3, async@0.2.9, lodash@1.2.1, cli-color@0.2.3)\n??? bower-config@0.5.0 (optimist@0.6.0, mout@0.6.0)\n??? bower-registry-client@0.1.5 (request-replay@0.2.0, async@0.2.9, bower-config@0.4.5)\nC:\\Users\\xx\\desktop [master]>\n    C:\\Users\\xx\\desktop> npm install -g bower\nC:\\Users\\xx\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\bower -> C:\\Users\\xx\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\bower\\bin\\bower\nbower@1.2.7 C:\\Users\\xx\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\bower\n??? junk@0.2.1\n??? stringify-object@0.1.7\n??? abbrev@1.0.4\n??? chmodr@0.1.0\n??? which@1.0.5\n??? osenv@0.0.3\n??? graceful-fs@2.0.1\n??? archy@0.0.2\n??? rimraf@2.2.2\n??? bower-logger@0.2.1\n??? bower-endpoint-parser@0.2.1\n??? open@0.0.4\n??? lru-cache@2.3.1\n??? nopt@2.1.2\n??? retry@0.6.0\n??? tmp@0.0.21\n??? mkdirp@0.3.5\n??? q@0.9.7\n??? chalk@0.2.1 (has-color@0.1.1, ansi-styles@0.2.0)\n??? semver@2.1.0\n??? sudo-block@0.2.1 (chalk@0.1.1)\n??? bower-json@0.4.0 (deep-extend@0.2.6, intersect@0.0.3)\n??? request-progress@0.3.1 (throttleit@0.0.2)\n??? fstream@0.1.24 (inherits@2.0.1)\n??? promptly@0.2.0 (read@1.0.5)\n??? fstream-ignore@0.0.7 (inherits@2.0.1, minimatch@0.2.12)\n??? tar@0.1.18 (inherits@2.0.1, block-stream@0.0.7)\n??? glob@3.2.7 (inherits@2.0.1, minimatch@0.2.12)\n??? cardinal@0.4.2 (ansicolors@0.2.1, redeyed@0.4.2)\n??? unzip@0.1.9 (setimmediate@1.0.1, match-stream@0.0.2, pullstream@0.4.0, readable-stream@1.0.17, binary@0.3.0)\n??? request@2.27.0 (json-stringify-safe@5.0.0, forever-agent@0.5.0, aws-sign@0.3.0, tunnel-agent@0.3.0, qs@0.6.5, oauth-sign@0.3.0, cookie-jar@0.3.0, mime@1.2.11, node-uuid@1.4.1, form-data@0.1.2, hawk@1.0.0, http-signature@0.10.0)\n??? update-notifier@0.1.7 (configstore@0.1.5)\n??? handlebars@1.0.12 (optimist@0.3.7, uglify-js@2.3.6)\n??? inquirer@0.3.5 (mute-stream@0.0.3, async@0.2.9, lodash@1.2.1, cli-color@0.2.3)\n??? mout@0.7.1\n??? bower-config@0.5.0 (optimist@0.6.0, mout@0.6.0)\n??? bower-registry-client@0.1.5 (request-replay@0.2.0, async@0.2.9, bower-config@0.4.5)\nC:\\Users\\xx\\desktop> bower --version\n1.2.7\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
    Originally posted 2013-12-25 10:55:09. <\/small><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
    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 \/\/ SNIPPED A BUNCH OF […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unknownerror.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unknownerror.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unknownerror.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unknownerror.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unknownerror.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2081"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/unknownerror.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2081\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unknownerror.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unknownerror.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unknownerror.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}