node.js Setup Wizard ended prematurely

Question

I can\'t install node.js (0.8.9). I\'m doing it via Setup Wizard and each time at the end of installation I get message \"Node.js Setup Wizard ended prematurely\".

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Answer 1

I was having the same issue, I ran the msi from an admin command prompt with the logging option:

node-v0.12.4-x64.msi /lxv C:\Nodejs.log

Inspecting the log showed the following error:

Product: Node.js -- Error 1714. The older version of Node.js cannot be removed. Contact your technical support group. System Error 1612.

Node.js was not listed under Program and Features though, so I ran the Program Install and Uninstall troubleshooter tool (select Run now) at the following site:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/mats/program_install_and_uninstall

Stepping through the wizard, selecting the 'trouble with uninstalling' option. The tool then listed 'Node.js' as an installed program. Selecting Node.js and finishing the wizard successfully removed Node.js.

I then ran the msi again from an admin command prompt and the node install succeeded.