title: npm install not working
body: <p>I just started learning node.js and i have installed node.js along with npm module manager.
  I have created a package.json file and from the root directory iam trying to execute npm install command, instead of creating npm_modules folder it throws error like this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>C:\Users\username\Desktop\nodetest&gt;npm install
  npm WARN package.json backbone-library@0.0.1 No README.md file found!
  npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/mongoose
  npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/express
  npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/path
  npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/path
  npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/express
  npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/mongoose
  npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/express
  npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/path
  npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/mongoose
  npm ERR! Error: connect ETIMEDOUT
  npm ERR!     at errnoException (net.js:863:11)
  npm ERR!     at Object.afterConnect [as oncomplete] (net.js:854:19)
  npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this log at:
  npm ERR!     &lt;http://github.com/isaacs/npm/issues&gt;
  npm ERR! or email it to:
  npm ERR!     &lt;npm-@googlegroups.com&gt;
  
  
  npm ERR! System Windows_NT 6.1.7600
  npm ERR! command "D:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\\\node.exe" "D:\\Program Files\\no
  ejs\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js" "install"
  npm ERR! cwd C:\Users\username\Desktop\nodetest
  npm ERR! node -v v0.10.0
  npm ERR! npm -v 1.2.14
  npm ERR! syscall connect
  npm ERR! code ETIMEDOUT
  npm ERR! errno ETIMEDOUT
  npm ERR!
  npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
  npm ERR!     C:\Users\username\Desktop\nodetest\npm-debug.log
  npm ERR! not ok code 0
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Iam using Windows 7 OS.</p>
  
  <p>Any ideas ?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks,
  Srinivas</p>