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| author | Felix Rieseberg <felix@felixrieseberg.com> | 2016-04-07 03:10:24 +0300 |
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| committer | Rebecca Turner <me@re-becca.org> | 2016-04-08 02:06:33 +0300 |
| commit | 7aaf47e124c45dde72c961638b770ee535fb2776 (patch) | |
| tree | 93cf5cf8c60b3f90148e6d53dcf685defc3420b1 /README.md | |
| parent | 486bbc0e1b101f847e890e6f1925dc8cb253cf3e (diff) | |
readme: Update Windows Upgrade Instructions
With npm 3 being out for a while (and it being sooooo much better for Windows users), people will be better off with npm@3. This commit updates the readme with npm@3 update instructions.
Credit: @felixrieseberg
PR-URL: https://github.com/npm/npm/pull/12244
Reviewed-By: @iarna
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| -rw-r--r-- | README.md | 13 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 7 deletions
@@ -81,13 +81,12 @@ for testing, or running stuff without actually installing npm itself.) ## Windows Install or Upgrade -You can download a zip file from <https://github.com/npm/npm/releases>, and -unpack it in the `node_modules\npm\` folder inside node's installation folder. - -To upgrade to npm 2, follow the Windows upgrade instructions in -the npm Troubleshooting Guide: - -<https://github.com/npm/npm/wiki/Troubleshooting#upgrading-on-windows> +Many improvements for Windows users have been made in npm 3 - you will have a better +experience if you run a recent version of npm. To upgrade, either use [Microsoft's +upgrade tool](https://github.com/felixrieseberg/npm-windows-upgrade), +[download a new version of Node](http://nodejs.org/download/), +or follow the Windows upgrade instructions in the +[npm Troubleshooting Guide](https://github.com/npm/npm/wiki/Troubleshooting#upgrading-on-windows). If that's not fancy enough for you, then you can fetch the code with git, and mess with it directly. |