node is not recognized as an internal or external command but is in PATH

Question

Although I've follow suggestions from:

• 'node' is not recognized as an internal or an external command, operable program or batch file while using phonegap/cordova
• Node.js doesn't recognize system path?
• ‘ant’ is not recognized as an internal or external command...

I'm having an strange issue: Resume, although node path is list in Path, it doesn't find node.

Workflow:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.3.9600]    //Running CMD on windows 8.1 
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I followed suggestions in SO, adding variable to Environment Variables, and it's display Ok in Path:

C:\Users\myUser>path
PATH=c:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs ; (...omitted...) //So folder is there

Next line will fail

C:\Users\myUser>call jasmine-node spec  
'node' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\myUser>cd "c:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs" //So I move to the folder list before...

But if I move to folder list in Path, then it works OK.

c:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs>call jasmine-node spec
>  (...omitted...) //Exec OK.

c:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs>node
>   //Exec OK. Waiting...

It seems contradictory.

Answer 1

In Windows, you need to set node.js folder path into system variables or user variables.

1) open Control Panel -> System and Security -> System -> Advanced System Settings -> Environment Variables

2) in "User variables" or "System variables" find variable PATH and add node.js folder path as value. Usually it is C:\Program Files\nodejs;. If variable doesn't exists, create it.

3) Restart your IDE or computer.

It is useful add also "npm" and "Git" paths as variable, separated by semicolon.