npm ERR! registry error parsing json - While trying to install Cordova for Ionic Framework in Windows 8

Question

I was trying to instal Ionic framework in my Windows 8 system and was trying to install Cordova first.

I'm getting this error while trying to install Cordova, that says

Your environment has been set up for using Node.js 0.12.4 (x64) and npm.

C:UsersSworup>npm install -g cordova ionic
npm ERR! registry error parsing json
npm ERR! tar.unpack untar error C:UsersSworupAppDataLocalTemp
pm-1424-df7f
43fe
egistry.npmjs.orgunderscore-underscore-1.7.0.tgz
npm ERR! tar.unpack untar error C:UsersSworupAppDataLocalTemp
pm-1424-df7f
43fe
egistry.npmjs.org
pm-
pm-2.1.3.tgz
npm ERR! Windows_NT 6.3.9600
npm ERR! argv "C:\Program Files\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\Program Files\nodejs
\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js" "install" "-g" "cordova" "ionic"
npm ERR! node v0.12.4
npm ERR! npm  v2.10.1
npm ERR! code ECONNRESET
npm ERR! errno ECONNRESET
npm ERR! syscall read

npm ERR! network read ECONNRESET
npm ERR! network This is most likely not a problem with npm itself
npm ERR! network and is related to network connectivity.
npm ERR! network In most cases you are behind a proxy or have bad network settin
gs.
npm ERR! network
npm ERR! network If you are behind a proxy, please make sure that the
npm ERR! network 'proxy' config is set properly.  See: 'npm help config'
npm ERR! tar.unpack untar error C:UsersSworupAppDataLocalTemp
pm-1424-df7f
43fe
egistry.npmjs.orgprompt-prompt-0.2.12.tgz
npm ERR! Windows_NT 6.3.9600
npm ERR! argv "C:\Program Files\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\Program Files\nodejs
\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js" "install" "-g" "cordova" "ionic"
npm ERR! node v0.12.4
npm ERR! npm  v2.10.1

npm ERR! unexpected eof
npm ERR!
npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this error at:
npm ERR!     <https://github.com/npm/npm/issues>

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR!     C:UsersSworup
pm-debug.log

C:UsersSworup>

My system configuration is as follows:

C:WindowsSystem32>npm -v
2.10.1

C:WindowsSystem32>node -v
v0.12.4

C:WindowsSystem32>git --version
git version 1.9.4.msysgit.1

I already did

C:WindowsSystem32>npm cache clear

before running the install command to no use.

I tried changing the registry to http still no use.

I tried installing Ionic framework separately, still no luck.

I tried installing Phonegap, same errors as above.

I'm just stuck at this point and have no idea what to do.

Answer 1

In my case, I had a very old version of npm. Upgrading npm using sudo npm install npm -g fixed the problem for me. Additionally I also did rm -rf node_modules and npm cache clean and npm config set registry "http://registry.npmjs.org/"