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.

Answer 2

I was try to install node-v8.1.4-x64.msi many times in window7 and finally successful. Please follow below step:--

step 1:- goto run and type "regedt32.exe".

step 2:- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Perflib

step 3:- delete it (may be some file are not deleted but all folder s/b delete)

step 4:- Re-install it (Double click on .msi file)

step 5:- Hope this will intalled.

Answer 3

I had the same problem with node 7.1.0-x64 Windows 7 64-bit.

I found that there was

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Perflib\_V2Providers\{1e2e15d7-3760-470e-8699-b9db5248edd5}

in the register on my computer. After I had deleted this entry, node installation passed fine.

This video show all the steps to follow.

Answer 4

Avast Antivirus is the culprit in my case. Disabling it allowed the installation to complete successfully.

Additional background on how Avast messes this up is available in this answer.