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C:\Users\lpy> cd desktop
C:\Users\lpy\Desktop>npx react-native init cws --version 0.68.2 node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:361 throw err; ^
Error: Cannot find module 'C:\Users\lpy\AppData\Local\npm-cache_npx\7930a8670f922cdb\node_modules\absolute-path\index.js'. Please verify that the package.json has a valid "main" entry at tryPackage (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:353:19) at Function.Module._findPath (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:566:18) at Function.Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:919:27) at Function.Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:778:27) at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:999:19) at require (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:102:18) at Object. (C:\Users\lpy\AppData\Local\npm-cache_npx\7930a8670f922cdb\node_modules@react-native-community\cli\node_modules\metro-resolver\src\resolve.js:20:24) at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1099:14) at Object.Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1153:10) at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:975:32) { code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND', path: 'C:\Users\lpy\AppData\Local\npm-cache\_npx\7930a8670f922cdb\node_modules\absolute-path\package.json', requestPath: 'absolute-path' }
Node.js v17.9.0