title: Why do I get error when trying to install socket.io with nmp
body: <p>Why do I get this error when trying to install socket.io. I am using latest version of NodeJS and have set path variable.
  I am using Windows 7 with admin rights in cmd. </p>
  
  <pre><code>&gt; ws@0.4.25 install C:\Users\Dusan\node_modules\socket.io\node_modules\socket.io
  -client\node_modules\ws
  &gt; (node-gyp rebuild 2&gt; builderror.log) || (exit 0)
  
  CreateProcessW: The system cannot find the file specified.
  npm ERR! error rolling back Error: ENOTEMPTY, rmdir 'C:\Users\Dusan\node_modules
  \socket.io\node_modules\socket.io-client\node_modules\active-x-obfuscator\node_m
  odules\zeparser'
  npm ERR! error rolling back  socket.io-client@0.9.11 { [Error: ENOTEMPTY, rmdir
  'C:\Users\Dusan\node_modules\socket.io\node_modules\socket.io-client\node_module
  s\active-x-obfuscator\node_modules\zeparser']
  npm ERR! error rolling back   errno: 53,
  npm ERR! error rolling back   code: 'ENOTEMPTY',
  npm ERR! error rolling back   path: 'C:\\Users\\Dusan\\node_modules\\socket.io\\
  node_modules\\socket.io-client\\node_modules\\active-x-obfuscator\\node_modules\
  \zeparser' }
  npm ERR! error rolling back Error: EPERM, rmdir 'C:\Users\Dusan\node_modules\soc
  ket.io\node_modules\socket.io-client\node_modules\active-x-obfuscator\node_modul
  es\zeparser\benchmark.html'
  npm ERR! error rolling back  socket.io@0.9.13 { [Error: EPERM, rmdir 'C:\Users\D
  usan\node_modules\socket.io\node_modules\socket.io-client\node_modules\active-x-
  obfuscator\node_modules\zeparser\benchmark.html']
  npm ERR! error rolling back   errno: 50,
  npm ERR! error rolling back   code: 'EPERM',
  npm ERR! error rolling back   path: 'C:\\Users\\Dusan\\node_modules\\socket.io\\
  node_modules\\socket.io-client\\node_modules\\active-x-obfuscator\\node_modules\
  \zeparser\\benchmark.html' }
  npm ERR! ws@0.4.25 install: `(node-gyp rebuild 2&gt; builderror.log) || (exit 0)`
  npm ERR! `cmd "/c" "(node-gyp rebuild 2&gt; builderror.log) || (exit 0)"` failed wi
  th 127
  npm ERR!
  npm ERR! Failed at the ws@0.4.25 install script.
  npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the ws package,
  npm ERR! not with npm itself.
  npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
  npm ERR!     (node-gyp rebuild 2&gt; builderror.log) || (exit 0)
  npm ERR! You can get their info via:
  npm ERR!     npm owner ls ws
  npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.
  
  npm ERR! System Windows_NT 6.1.7600
  npm ERR! command "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\nodejs\\\\node.exe" "C:\\Program File
  s (x86)\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js" "install" "socket.io"
  npm ERR! cwd C:\Users\Dusan
  npm ERR! node -v v0.8.21
  npm ERR! npm -v 1.2.11
  npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
  npm ERR! Error: ENOENT, lstat 'C:\Users\Dusan\node_modules\socket.io\node_module
  s\socket.io-client\node_modules\active-x-obfuscator\node_modules\zeparser\benchm
  ark.html'
  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 "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\nodejs\\\\node.exe" "C:\\Program File
  s (x86)\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js" "install" "socket.io"
  npm ERR! cwd C:\Users\Dusan
  npm ERR! node -v v0.8.21
  npm ERR! npm -v 1.2.11
  npm ERR! path C:\Users\Dusan\node_modules\socket.io\node_modules\socket.io-clien
  t\node_modules\active-x-obfuscator\node_modules\zeparser\benchmark.html
  npm ERR! fstream_path C:\Users\Dusan\node_modules\socket.io\node_modules\socket.
  io-client\node_modules\active-x-obfuscator\node_modules\zeparser\benchmark.html
  npm ERR! fstream_type File
  npm ERR! fstream_class FileWriter
  npm ERR! code ENOENT
  npm ERR! errno 34
  npm ERR! fstream_stack C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modul
  es\fstream\lib\writer.js:284:26
  npm ERR! fstream_stack Object.oncomplete (fs.js:297:15)
  npm ERR!
  npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
  npm ERR!     C:\Users\Dusan\npm-debug.log
  npm ERR! not ok code 0
  </code></pre>
  
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