Nodejs - Windows 7+ backport

Finally, windows 7 holdouts like you and me can enjoy nodejs on this "obsolete" and "obscure" operating system..!

Backporting:

Learn more here

Installation:

Step 1: Download your prefered build from this repository, I'll download nodejs 21 for this tutorial

Step 2: Extract node32 into C: (CRUCIAL STEP!)

Step 3: Go into control panel, navigate to "System"

Step 4: Go into "System Protection"

Step 5: After that, go into "Enviorment Variables"

Step 6: Do what I did in the screenshot

For copy pasting:

User variables:

Path, c:\node32

System variables:

NODE_SKIP_PLATFORM_CHECK, 1

NODE_PATH, c:\node32\node_modules

Step 7: Go into CMD, and test it out!