Error on create an NPM project and NPM Install, error errno 4294967295

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I can't run NPM Install on this computer, other laptop it works good. What if tried reinstall Windows, Visual Code, WSL 2, NodeJS, NVM.. without success.

I have tried just: npx create-react-app hello_world nothing works. Search on Google of course but also no solution that works.

I have removed folder node_modules and done npm cache clean --force

NPM Version: 6.14.13

Last part of error log:

46182 verbose Windows_NT 10.0.19042
46183 verbose argv "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js" "install" "--save" "--save-exact" "--loglevel" "error" "react" "react-dom" "react-scripts" "cra-template"
46184 verbose node v14.17.0
46185 verbose npm  v6.14.13
46186 error code ELIFECYCLE
46187 error errno 4294967295
46188 error core-js@2.6.12 postinstall: `node -e "try{require('./postinstall')}catch(e){}"`
46188 error Exit status 4294967295
46189 error Failed at the core-js@2.6.12 postinstall script.
46189 error This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.
46190 verbose exit [ 4294967295, true ]

Hope some of you have another solution which I can try.

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2 Answers

The error log you provide indicates that there is a problem with the postinstall script on core-js@2.6.12. That is a legacy version of core-js but that's what create-react-app currently uses.

The postinstall script for that version of core-js prints a banner asking for funding for the project. That is the only thing it does.

Line 34 of the code shows a bunch of environment variables that will bypass the banner printing if they are set. These environment variables are:

  • ADBLOCK
  • CI
  • DISABLE_OPENCOLLECTIVE
  • SILENT
  • OPEN_SOURCE_CONTRIBUTOR

If you set one of those environment variables, the error will (probably) not occur. (I say "probably" because I don't have a machine that is having the problem you are having, and so I can't test.)

user_4366410

It might be hard to solve your problem, cause of lack of information, but there are some steps, that you can follow.

First of all try this (you should replace path with your shell path):

npm config set script-shell "C:\\Program Files\\git\\bin\\bash.exe"

NodeJs spawning separate process for core-js (you have proof in your logs node -e ...), to do that it needs shell to run it. Sometimes on Windows instead of taking shell path from environment variable it might be hardcoded, so if your shell isn't on hardcoded path, it will fail. That's might be a reason why your command failing with core-js.

If it doesn't help, you can try those steps:

  1. Try to install different versions of node (you can use nvm or nvm-windows),
  2. Make sure your firewall is not blocking your application (you can try to turn it off for a moment),
  3. Try to run your terminal/IDE as admin (right click -> run as administrator) - be careful with that (read comment below),
  4. Try to checkout other react or pure js application from github (e.g. react-bootstrap-starter or minimal-react-starter),
  5. Try to use powershell / cmd / git bash and just check if simple npm install with minimal js project will run.
  6. If nothing of above doesn't work run your command with --loglevel verbose to get more information about error.

If nothing of above worked for you, please update your post with extended logs and try to provide more information what you have done after reinstalling windows, what model of laptop are you using and what exact windows (version and type e.g. Windows 10 N Professional, build 8019).

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