Can't install Windows

[caseymorrisus]

Tried to install using npm install --save-dev grunt-electron-installer Windows 7.

npm WARN package.json my-project-name@0.1.0 No description
npm WARN package.json my-project-name@0.1.0 No repository field.
npm WARN package.json my-project-name@0.1.0 No README data
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/grunt-electron-installer
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/grunt-electron-installer
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/grunt-electron-installer/-/grunt-electron-installe
r-0.31.0.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/grunt-electron-installer/-/grunt-electron-installe
r-0.31.0.tgz
npm ERR! Error: ENOENT, lstat 'C:\Users\Casey\AppData\Local\Temp\npm-30232-                _bKAllyD\143019
5649360-0.18368915328755975\package\vendor\Setup.exe'
npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this *entire* log,
npm ERR! including the npm and node versions, at:
npm ERR!     <http://github.com/isaacs/npm/issues>

npm ERR! System Windows_NT 6.1.7601
npm ERR! command "E:\\Programs\\nodejs\\\\node.exe" "E:\\Programs\\nodejs\\node_modules\\n
pm\\bin\\npm-cli.js" "i" "-S" "grunt-electron-installer" "--msvs_version=2013"
npm ERR! cwd C:\Users\Casey\Electron Apps
npm ERR! node -v v0.10.24
npm ERR! npm -v 1.3.21
npm ERR! path C:\Users\Casey\AppData\Local\Temp\npm-30232-_bKAllyD\1430195649360-        0.1836891
5328755975\package\vendor\Setup.exe
npm ERR! fstream_path C:\Users\Casey\AppData\Local\Temp\npm-30232-    _bKAllyD\1430195649360-0
.18368915328755975\package\vendor\Setup.exe
npm ERR! fstream_type File
npm ERR! fstream_class FileWriter
npm ERR! code ENOENT
npm ERR! errno 34
npm ERR! fstream_stack            E:\Programs\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\fstream\lib\writer
.js:284:26
npm ERR! fstream_stack Object.oncomplete (fs.js:107:15)
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
npm ERR!     C:\Users\Casey\Electron Apps\npm-debug.log
npm ERR! not ok code 0

[ghost]

I used this article and got it working, hope it helps. https://www.robertkehoe.com/2015/03/fix-node-gyp-rebuild-error-on-windows/

[caseymorrisus]

Unfortunately the original issue is solved, but I now run into an untar error. Running npm cache clean does not fix the issue.

npm ERR! tar.unpack untar error C:\Users\Casey\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\grunt-electron-in
staller\0.33.0\package.tgz
npm ERR! Windows_NT 6.1.7601
npm ERR! argv "E:\\Programs\\nodejs\\\\node.exe" "E:\\Programs\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\
\bin\\npm-cli.js" "install" "--save-dev" "grunt-electron-installer"
npm ERR! node v0.12.2
npm ERR! npm  v2.7.4
npm ERR! path C:\Users\Casey\ImageMinifier\node_modules\grunt-electron-installer\vendor\Se
tup.exe
npm ERR! code ENOENT
npm ERR! errno -4058

npm ERR! enoent ENOENT, lstat 'C:\Users\Casey\ImageMinifier\node_modules\grunt-electron-in
staller\vendor\Setup.exe'
npm ERR! enoent This is most likely not a problem with npm itself
npm ERR! enoent and is related to npm not being able to find a file.
npm ERR! enoent

[kevinsawicki]

npm ERR! node -v v0.10.24
npm ERR! npm -v 1.3.21

This is a really outdated version of npm, would it be possible for you to upgrade to a newer version?

[kevinsawicki]

Nevermind, it looks like you did in your subsequent comment

npm ERR! node v0.12.2
npm ERR! npm  v2.7.4

This seems like an npm error since it is failing to unpack the library for some reason, I'd recommend reporting it against https://github.com/npm/npm/issues with the details of the log you are seeing.

Going to close this out here since it seems like it is outside of what this library controls since it is failing with untar error.