title: pip fails to install numpy error code 1
body: <p>I'm trying to install numpy using pip. When I type <code>pip install numpy</code> in the command prompt it goes to work but won't install the file and returns an error code <code>1</code>. I am using windows 8 64-Bit and python 2.7.This is the final bit of the error message</p>
  
  <pre><code>Cleaning up...
  
  Removing temporary dir c:\users\pim\appdata\local\temp\pip_build_Pim...
  Command python setup.py egg_info failed with error code 1 in c:\users\pim\appdata\local\temp\pip_build_Pim\numpy
  
  Exception information:
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\pip-1.4.1-py2.7.egg\pip\basecommand.py", line 134, in main
      status = self.run(options, args)
    File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\pip-1.4.1-py2.7.egg\pip\commands\install.py", line 236, in run
      requirement_set.prepare_files(finder, force_root_egg_info=self.bundle, bundle=self.bundle)
    File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\pip-1.4.1-py2.7.egg\pip\req.py", line 1134, in prepare_files
      req_to_install.run_egg_info()
    File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\pip-1.4.1-py2.7.egg\pip\req.py", line 259, in run_egg_info
      command_desc='python setup.py egg_info')
    File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\pip-1.4.1-py2.7.egg\pip\util.py", line 670, in call_subprocess
      % (command_desc, proc.returncode, cwd))
  InstallationError: Command python setup.py egg_info failed with error code 1 in c:\users\pim\appdata\local\temp\pip_build_Pim\numpy
  </code></pre>