# Installing npm packages... Error with start undefined

**URL:** <https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/installing-npm-packages-error-with-start-undefined/67450>\
**Category:** ionic-v3\
**Created:** [October 19, 2016, 9:53am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/installing-npm-packages-error-with-start-undefined/67450 "2016-10-19T09:53:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![anton\_klochko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d78d45/32.png) [@anton\_klochko](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/anton_klochko)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 9:53am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/installing-npm-packages-error-with-start-undefined/67450/1 "2016-10-19T09:53:21Z")

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Hi All. Can anyone help please! What happend ?

Downloading: [https://github.com/driftyco/ionic2-app-base/archive/master.zip](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic2-app-base/archive/master.zip)  
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Downloading: [https://github.com/driftyco/ionic2-starter-tabs/archive/master.zip](https://github.com/driftyco/ionic2-starter-tabs/archive/master.zip)  
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Installing npm packages…  
Error with start undefined  
Error Initializing app: There was an error with the spawned command: npminstall  
There was an error with the spawned command: npminstall  
Caught exception:  
undefined

My system information:

Cordova CLI: 6.3.1  
Ionic CLI Version: 2.1.1  
Ionic App Lib Version: 2.1.1  
OS: Windows 7 SP1  
Node Version: v6.9.0

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**Author:** ![prafulvats2017](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cc9497/32.png) [@prafulvats2017](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/prafulvats2017)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/installing-npm-packages-error-with-start-undefined/67450/2 "2016-10-19T10:10:07Z")

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Earlier there was some problem with spawned command “_npminstall_” and I had same errors but as of now it is working perfectly fine. Though you can try “_npm uninstall -g ionic_” then run “_npm cache clean_” and finally run “_npm install -g ionic_”

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**Author:** ![anton\_klochko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d78d45/32.png) [@anton\_klochko](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/anton_klochko)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 10:13am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/installing-npm-packages-error-with-start-undefined/67450/3 "2016-10-19T10:13:20Z")

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**prafulvats2017** , i did this,thanks. Maybe problem becouse i have node v6.9.0 ?

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**Author:** ![prafulvats2017](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cc9497/32.png) [@prafulvats2017](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/prafulvats2017)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 11:07am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/installing-npm-packages-error-with-start-undefined/67450/4 "2016-10-19T11:07:33Z")

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@anton_klochko I don’t think so because I am using node V6.7.0. So, I guess V6.9.0 should do the job.

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**Author:** ![anton\_klochko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d78d45/32.png) [@anton\_klochko](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/anton_klochko)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 11:10am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/installing-npm-packages-error-with-start-undefined/67450/5 "2016-10-19T11:10:32Z")

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**prafulvats2017** , i fix problem. Just install Git.