title: "node-gyp configure" fails with ECONNRESET error
body: <p><code>npm install -g node-gyp</code> was successful but <code>node-gyp configure</code> throws the error below. Trying to upgrade node version in our application.</p>
  
  <p>Mine is a Windows 7 64 bit machine.</p>
  
  <pre><code>D:\App&gt;node-gyp configure
  gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
  gyp info using node-gyp@3.4.0
  gyp info using node@6.9.2 | win32 | x64
  gyp http GET https://nodejs.org/download/release/v6.9.2/node-v6.9.2-headers.tar.gz
  gyp WARN install got an error, rolling back install
  gyp ERR! configure error
  gyp ERR! stack Error: read ECONNRESET
  gyp ERR! stack at exports._errnoException (util.js:1022:11)
  gyp ERR! stack at TLSWrap.onread (net.js:569:26)
  gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 6.1.7601
  gyp ERR! command "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe" "C:\Users\XXXX\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" "configure"
  gyp ERR! cwd D:\IMVNode new version\IMV
  gyp ERR! node -v v6.9.2
  gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.4.0
  gyp ERR! not ok
  </code></pre>