How do you install angular-cli for windows 7

Question

I am trying to install angular-cli for windows. I know the command is npm install -g angular-cli, however once I run this command I then try to do ng new however I get an error saying "ng is not a recognized command" I checked the other questions on here saying that you have to add the folder to the PATH variable, however when I check in the folder I've tried to install angular-cli into I don't even see anything.

Here you can see I've installed the angular-cli using the provided command and that any use of the "ng" command registers and error:

And here you can see an empty folder with no angular-cli folders or anything for that matter:

PLEASE NOTE I am very new to cmd and angular and I really have no idea what steps to take here.

Answer 1

Installation of NodeJs, npm, TypeScript, AngularJS, @angular/cli on Windows 7 Professional SP 1 64-bit:

Since I have found many valuable hints scattered on various posts only after 'painful' search, here a compact compilation (not my ideas but my experience). Hope it helps.

1. install Node.js Windows Installer 64-bit: https://nodejs.org/en/download/ node-v6.11.0-x64.msi

2. If there is a (company-)proxy (installation behind firewall): configure npm against the company-proxy: open cmd window (not elevated, normally you have to be the login-user)

   npm config set proxy http://Proxy.Company.com:Port (replace Proxy.Company.com:Port with your proxy-settings)

   npm config set https-proxy http://Proxy.Company.com:Port (replace Proxy.Company.com:Port with your proxy-settings)

   Hints: Both settings are required, ask your admins for the correct url. If you need to propagate a user/password use the following syntax:

   npm config set proxy http://user:[email protected]:Port

3. Set npm directory for packages (npm 3.10.10 comes with Node.js but we'll update it later):

   npm config set registry https://registry.npmjs.org/

4. Update npm to the latest version:

   npm install npm@latest -g

   Beware: npm update only works with the HTTPS-variant (registry https://registry.npmjs.org/). With the HTTP-setting (see below) you earn "shasum check failed".

5. Set npm directory for packages to the non-HTTPS-variant:

   npm config set registry http://registry.npmjs.org/

   Reason: the https-variant, which was necessary to update npm itself, does'nt work for all packages, e.g. @angular/cli@latest or angular-cli or typescript@latest either.

6. Install TypeScript:

   npm install -g typescript@latest

7. Possibly update Visual Studio 2015 to Update 3 (necessary) (everything also works fine with the Community Edition Update 3): Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2015 Version 14.0.25422.01 Update 3 Microsoft .NET Framework Version 4.6.01055

8. Ensure, that Visual Studio fetches the actually installed packages: Tools/Options, left-tree/Projects and Solutions/External Web Tools, right panel, move the $(PATH) entry to the top (above the $(DevEnvDir) entries). Afterwards close Visual Studio.

9. Install AngularJS:

   npm install angular (my version: 1.6.5)

10. Install Angular commandline-tool: npm install -g @angular/cli@latest (@angular/cli is the new name for angular-cli)

11. Check versions (in cmd window; my versions below):

    node -v => v6.11.0

    npm -v => 5.1.0

    tsc -v => 2.4.1

    ng --version => 1.2.0 (@angular/cli)

12. Install optional package installer for Visual Studio (see also section 'Links' below): https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=MadsKristensen.PackageInstaller (...Downloads\Package Installer v2.0.101.vsix)

If something had gone wrong, restart with the following steps:

• In C:\Users\<User>\AppData\Roaming delete the directory 'npm'
• In cmd window: npm cache clean or possibly: npm cache clean --force
• run node-v6.11.0-x64.msi in repair-mode
• continue with Item (2.).

Links:

• https://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2017/04/01/set-up-aspnet-mvc.aspx
• https://hassantariqblog.wordpress.com/2016/10/08/angular2-using-angular2-with-typescript-for-asp-net-mvc-in-visual-studio-2015/
• https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/1164014/Kick-Start-with-AngularJS-and-Visual-Studio
• http://www.fladi.de/2014/02/06/howto-npm-hinter-einem-proxy-verwenden/

Answer 2

Latest versions of Node.js and Angular CLI can be setup on Windows 7 in few simple steps:

Step 1: Download Node.js

Download the latest release of Node.js from: Nodejs downloads page. I have downloaded Node.js for Windows 64-bit and the filename is: node-v8.9.3-x64.msi

Step 2: Install Node.js for Windows.

In Windows Explorer, locate the downloaded Nodejs .msi file. Double-click the .msi file. A set of screens will appear to guide you through the installation process. This will install Node.js and Node Package Manager (NPM) on your machine.

Step 3: Verify Node.js Installation

Type the following commands to check the versions of Node.js and NPM

node -v
npm -v

Step 4: Install Angular CLI

Angular Command Line Interface (CLI) is the easiest way to create new Angular projects. Execute the following NPM command to install Angular CLI:

npm install @angular/cli -g

After this installation, the CLI tool can be accessed by using ng commands.

Step 5: Verify Angular CLI

Type the command:

ng -v

I have also put all these steps in my blog: Setup Node.js and Angular CLI

Answer 3

Please note that NG.cmd is installed normally at:

C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\npm\ng.cmd

...where Administrator could be a user name.

Answer 4

Test It!

node -v

To see if Node is installed, type the above on your command line.

npm -v

To see if npm is installed, type the above on your command line. Installing @angular/cli

npm install @angular/cli

To add this npm package to your local machine, type the above into your command line. You’ll notice a node_modules directory appear in your root where the package is now installed.

If you're having trouble installing packages, check out the helpful docs for installing npm packages locally