title: Socket.io installation fails on windows 7 32 bit
body: <blockquote>
    <p>I  installed node.js <strong>v0.8.22</strong> and tried to install socket.io in Windows 7 32bit
    Socket.io installation fails consecutively. 
    Console log is:</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <pre><code>C:\Program Files\nodejs&gt;npm install socket.io
  npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/socket.io
  npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/socket.io
  npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/socket.io
  npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/socket.io/-/socket.io-0.9.13.tgz
  npm http 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/socket.io/-/socket.io-0.9.13.tgz
  npm ERR! Error: EPERM, mkdir 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\socket.io'
  npm ERR!  { [Error: EPERM, mkdir 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\socket.io
  ']
  npm ERR!   errno: 50,
  npm ERR!   code: 'EPERM',
  npm ERR!   path: 'C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\socket.io',
  npm ERR!   fstream_type: 'Directory',
  npm ERR!   fstream_path: 'C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\socket.io',
  npm ERR!   fstream_class: 'DirWriter',
  npm ERR!   fstream_stack:
  npm ERR!    [ 'DirWriter._create (C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\
  node_modules\\fstream\\lib\\dir-writer.js:36:23)',
  npm ERR!      'C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\mkdir
  p\\index.js:37:53',
  npm ERR!      'Object.oncomplete (fs.js:297:15)' ] }
  npm ERR!
  npm ERR! Please try running this command again as root/Administrator.
  
  npm ERR! System Windows_NT 6.1.7601
  npm ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\\\node.exe" "C:\\Program Files\\nod
  ejs\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js" "install" "socket.io"
  npm ERR! cwd C:\Program Files\nodejs
  npm ERR! node -v v0.8.21
  npm ERR! npm -v 1.2.11
  npm ERR! path C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\socket.io
  npm ERR! fstream_path C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\socket.io
  npm ERR! fstream_type Directory
  npm ERR! fstream_class DirWriter
  npm ERR! code EPERM
  npm ERR! errno 50
  npm ERR! stack Error: EPERM, mkdir 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\socket.
  io'
  npm ERR! fstream_stack DirWriter._create (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\n
  pm\node_modules\fstream\lib\dir-writer.js:36:23)
  npm ERR! fstream_stack C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\mkd
  irp\index.js:37:53
  npm ERR! fstream_stack Object.oncomplete (fs.js:297:15)
  npm ERR! Error: EPERM, open 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\npm-debug.log'
  npm ERR!  { [Error: EPERM, open 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\npm-debug.log']
  npm ERR!   errno: 50,
  npm ERR!   code: 'EPERM',
  npm ERR!   path: 'C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\npm-debug.log' }
  npm ERR!
  npm ERR! Please try running this command again as root/Administrator.
  
  npm ERR! System Windows_NT 6.1.7601
  npm ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\\\node.exe" "C:\\Program Files\\nod
  ejs\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js" "install" "socket.io"
  npm ERR! cwd C:\Program Files\nodejs
  npm ERR! node -v v0.8.21
  npm ERR! npm -v 1.2.11
  npm ERR! path C:\Program Files\nodejs\npm-debug.log
  npm ERR! code EPERM
  npm ERR! errno 50
  npm ERR! stack Error: EPERM, open 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\npm-debug.log'
  npm ERR!
  npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
  npm ERR!     C:\Program Files\nodejs\npm-debug.log
  npm ERR! not ok code 0
  </code></pre>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p><strong>Is there any workaround? How can I install Socket.io on windows 7 32 bit?</strong></p>
  </blockquote>