npm ERR! asyncWrite is not a function

Question

npm install -g firebase-tools npm ERR! asyncWrite is not a function npm ERR! pna.nextTick is not a function

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in: npm ERR!

Answer 1

Solution for windows platform:

In my case the computer had win7 and by mistake installed a newer version of nodejs.

To solve this problem I did:

• Starting with deleting nodesjs windows variables (system properties -> the advance tab)
• Uninstal nodejs
• Find the nodejs folder under program and delete it (tip: do it using cmd for faster results)
• Enter regedit (press and hold "windows key" and letter "R" in your keyboard then type "regedit" ... Be carefull with regedit!!
• Once regedit is open .. Edit menu then click on find
• In the dialog box type "nodejs"
• If it finds a key .. delete it. Press "F3" to find the next one and keep going until you delete them all.
• In case there is one not allowing you to delete you need to enter in "save mode or with admin rights" to be able to delete those keys.
• After that restart the computer, reinstall nodejs the newest version. It should be working fine.

That's what I did and it worked!