5.0.0 didn't upgrade npm

[vitaly-t]

My npm remains to be 2.6.0 after a successful installation of NodeJS 5.0.0, using the UI installer.

System: Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit.

[jakobmulvad]

Same here, npm remained at 2.13.0

Windows 8.1, 64-bit

[Fishrock123]

Calling in @othiym23 and @iarna -- Not sure if this is related to npm/npm#10166 or not.

As far as I know, nothing changed in the installer since 4.0.0.

[mikeal]

is this a PATH issue? perhaps npm was upgraded independently and is in a preferred PATH?

[Fishrock123]

I bet this is the same issue as #3606 but originating from b3c4cec

[ivantsov]

is this a PATH issue? perhaps npm was upgraded independently and is in a preferred PATH?

I guess no because I tried to run npm -v in folder where nodejs is installed and got 2.14.0.

[alexlamsl]

FYI - upgraded from 4.1.1 (Windows 8.1 x64) and 4.1.2 (Windows Server 2012 R2) to 5.0.0, both instances work as expected with npm 3.3.6 even before and after reboot.

[othiym23]

Darn. This being a PATH issue was my guess as well. I don't have any good tips for everybody, because this feels like an installer thing, not an npm thing, and my knowledge of the Windows and Mac installers isn't what it could be. I should have some cycles to look into this next week, though.

[ivantsov]

I solved the problem and it's what I found.

Initially I had npm 3.3.6 in folder where nodejs is installed and npm 2.x.x in C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules. After removing npm 2.x.x folder npm -v returns correct version - 3.3.6.

Also if remove nodejs from computer at all and install 4.2.1 first and then install 5.0.0, everything will be okay.

Thus, I assume that the problem wasn't in PATH but in the installer.

[smartmouse]

Upgraded node 5.00 and my npm version(3.3.6) is correct.
c:\strongloop>npm -v
3.3.6
I checked my path
c:\strongloop>echo %path%
C:\Users\IBM_ADMIN\AppData\Roaming\npm;C:\Program Files\nodejs500;

In my C:\Users\IBM_ADMIN\AppData\Roaming\npm, there is no npm at all, so the npm
I am picking up is the default npm from c:\Program Files\nodejs500

I was wondering if you have installed npm yourself before?
e.g. npm install -g npm@2.x.x.
Then it will add the npm to
C:\Users\IBM_ADMIN\AppData\Roaming\npm

I experiment this npm install -g npm
Then npm will be install into
C:\Users\IBM_ADMIN\AppData\Roaming
\npm\node_modulles

c:\Users\IBM_ADMIN\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules>npm install -g npm
C:\Users\IBM_ADMIN\AppData\Roaming\npm\npm -> C:\Users\IBM_ADMIN\AppData\Roaming
\npm\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js
C:\Users\IBM_ADMIN\AppData\Roaming\npm
└── npm@3.3.10

c:\Users\IBM_ADMIN\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules>dir
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 00F8-54F7

Directory of c:\Users\IBM_ADMIN\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules
10/31/2015 09:27 PM

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10/31/2015 09:27 PM npm
10/27/2015 12:00 AM strongloop

[ivantsov]

was wondering if you have installed npm yourself before?

It's very likely because I've used nodejs for 2 or 3 years and I really don't remember whether I installed npm separately or not...

For those having problems on windows, I would uninstall node, delete nodejs out of program files, delete npm and npm-cache out of %appdata%. Then reinstall node 5 and install your global packages again.