title: npm ERR! Cannot read property 'path' of null
body: <blockquote>
    <p>**C:\Users\Abc>npm install -g</p>
    
    <p>npm ERR! addLocal Could not install C:\Users\Abc</p>
    
    <p>npm ERR! Windows_NT 6.1.7601</p>
    
    <p>npm ERR! argv "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe"
    "C:\Users\Abc\AppData\Ro
    aming\npm\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js" "install" "-g"</p>
    
    <p>npm ERR! node v7.2.1</p>
    
    <p>npm ERR! npm  v4.0.5</p>
    
    <p>npm ERR! Cannot read property 'path' of null</p>
    
    <p>npm ERR!</p>
    
    <p>npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this error at:</p>
    
    <p>npm ERR!  <a href="https://github.com/npm/npm/issues" rel="noreferrer">https://github.com/npm/npm/issues</a></p>
    
    <p>npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:</p>
    
    <p>npm ERR!     C:\Users\Abc\npm-debug.log**</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p><em>i have reinstall node with version 7.2.1 
  after every time this occurs when i download any package</em></p>
  
  <p><strong>need suggestion related to null path error</strong></p>