cannot install or use npm

[AnNguyen-112]

Version

v20.10.0 same thing happen with v22.x

Platform

npm
node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1215
  throw err;
  ^

Error: Cannot find module 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-prefix.js'
    at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1212:15)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1043:27)
    at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (node:internal/modules/run_main:164:12)
    at node:internal/main/run_main_module:28:49 {
  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
  requireStack: []
}

Node.js v20.19.0
node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1215
  throw err;
  ^

Error: Cannot find module 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js'
    at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1212:15)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1043:27)
    at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (node:internal/modules/run_main:164:12)
    at node:internal/main/run_main_module:28:49 {
  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
  requireStack: []
}

Node.js v20.19.0

seem like there is a repeat in the module path. I found npm-cli and npm-prefix in ' 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\' not
 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\node_modules\npm\bin\'
so node_modules\npm\bin had been repeated twice

Subsystem

No response

What steps will reproduce the bug?

i just dowload nodejs then trying to run npm. did put 'C:\Program Files\nodejs' and '\AppData\Roaming\npm' in system path.
I also reinstall many time but not working

How often does it reproduce? Is there a required condition?

install node and it happen

What is the expected behavior? Why is that the expected behavior?

npm working

What do you see instead?

cannot find module (i mentioned above)

Additional information

No response

[AnNguyen-112]

Fix bug. In System Environment (Edit Environment Variable), there was an unused path 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin'. Delete it will solve the problem.

[avivkeller]

i just dowload nodejs then trying to run npm

How did you install Node.js? Was it via an official method?

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Also see #52682

[AnNguyen-112]

i just dowload nodejs then trying to run npm

How did you install Node.js? Was it via an official method?
via installer provided by Nodejs, but the problem is solved. There was a path in Environment Variables (system environment" : 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin'. when i delete this, npm work fine. Maybe this path direct nodejs to the wrong folder
Also see #52682