Tried upgrade node.js but not succeed,... well?

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tried upgrade node.js but not succeed,… well?

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

C:\\Users\\User>node -v
v0.8.16

C:\\Users\\User>npm cache clean -f

C:\\Users\\User>npm install -g n
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/n
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/n
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/n/-/n-1.2.1.tgz
npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/n/-/n-1.2.1.tgz
C:\\Users\\User\\AppData\\Roaming\
pm\
 -> C:\\Users\\User\\AppData\\Roaming\
pm\
ode_mo
dules\
\\bin\

n@1.2.1 C:\\Users\\User\\AppData\\Roaming\
pm\
ode_modules\


C:\\Users\\User>n stable
'bash' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\\Users\\User>cd C:\\Users\\User\\AppData\\Roaming\
pm\
ode_modules\


C:\\Users\\User\\AppData\\Roaming\
pm\
ode_modules\
>n stable
'bash' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\\Users\\User\\AppData\\Roaming\
pm\
ode_modules\
>
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Hi there,

I’m not overly familiar with node.js, so I don’t know how much I’ll be able to help, but anyway:

'bash' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

bash is a Unix shell and your path indicates that you are on windows.

This means that normally, to run bash you’d need to install cygwin, then make sure cygwin’s bin path is added to your $PATH environment variable.

Could you check if this is the case on your machine?

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I use win 7 OS… you mean command are correct … but missing this you say?

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I mean that node is trying to execute bash and not finding it.

What is in your $PATH environment variable?

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As far as I know, to upgrade a Windows installation of Node, you can just download and run the latest installer from the website. I’ve gone a quick Google search and it’s not clear whether the n module works on windows or not… I know there are some modules which are Mac/Linux only.

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in case needed uninstall after reinstall node.js new edition?

my path is win 7:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\User>set path
Path=C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\PhysX\Common;C:\Windows\system32;
C:\Windows;C:\Windows\system32\wbem;C:\Apache-Subversion-1.7.8\bin;C:\Windows\Sy
stem32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;c:\Program Files (x86)\Hewlett-Packard\HP ProtectT
ools Security Manager\Bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Services\IPT;C:\Program F
iles\Java\jdk1.6.0_33\bin;%ANT_JAVA%\bin;C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Android\and
roid-sdk\platform-tools;C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\ ools;C:
\Program Files (x86)\QuickTime\QTSystem;C:\Program Files (x86)
odejs;C:\Program
Files (x86)\Git\cmd;C:\Python27;C:\Program Files (x86)\QuickTime\QTSystem\;C:\a
pache-ant-1.9.2-bin\apache-ant-1.9.2\bin;%ANT_HOME%\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\J
ava\jre7\bin;C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming
pm\;“C:\Program Files\BlackBerry\BB1
0 WebWorks SDK 2.0.0.54”
PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC

C:\Users\User>

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No, installing a new version should overwrite the old one.

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how know what used exe or zip to re-install it in win 7 without uninstall?

Apps localhost remain untouched and should work if re-install it in win 7 without uninstall?

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I would just use the normal Windows installer

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I HAVE TO CHOOSE INSTALLATION DIR THE OLD DIR to replace? can have two nodejs installs one in Program Files/nodejs and another in Program Files (x86)/nodejs? the fact that nodejs installed in Program Files (x86)/nodejs the “(x86)” do any problem in upgrade (not reinstall)??

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I would just overwrite one with the other.
Two competing installations of the same program is never a good idea (in these cases you normally need some kind of version manager).

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the fact that nodejs installed in /Program Files (x86)/nodejs/ the “(x86)” do any problem in upgrade (not reinstall UPGRADE VIA CLI)??

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As I said in my first post, I’m not overly familaiar with node.js and I’m also running Linux, so maybe I’m not the best person to advise you.
@fretburner ; any ideas?

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If your existing Node install is in \\Program Files (x86)\ odejs then you can install a later x86 version over the top. However, if you want to upgrade to the 64-bit version, I’d recommend uninstalling your existing version first and install the new one under \\Program Files, as that’s the proper location for 64-bit programs.