title: Error with pip install scikit-image
body: <p>I am using Windows 8.1 64 bit and Python 2.7. While trying to install <code>scikit-image</code> from the shell </p>
  
  <p><code>pip install scikit-image</code></p>
  
  <p>I have encountered this error:</p>
  
  <p><code>Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1 in c:\users\france~1\appdata\local\temp\pip-buildtksnfe\scikit-image\</code></p>
  
  <p>The download is fine but the installation fails. <strong>What is the problem here and how to solve it?</strong></p>
  
  <p><strong>EDIT</strong></p>
  
  <p>After upgrading my pip with</p>
  
  <p><code>python -m pip install -U pip setuptools</code></p>
  
  <p>and trying again, I got:</p>
  
  <p><code>Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1 in c:\users\france~1\appdata\local\temp\pip-build-nbemct\scikit-image\</code></p>
  
  <p>What is wrong?</p>