Windows Installation Issue with other packages

[AngeloAnolin]

This has really stumped me. Pardon if this should be reported in another Github repository, but since I am having specific issue only with this package, I thought as well of reporting here.

In a nutshell, the package @esbuild/win32-x64 fails when it is being installed alongside other packages for an application. In a clean, only @esbuild install, it downloads fine.

This is the scenario I have tested it upon.

Machine OS & Details

• Windows 11
• Node 20.11.1
• npm 10.2.4

React Application

• Scaffold a new application using Vite with command: npm create vite@latest vite-react-ts -- --template react-ts
• Navigate inside the vite-react-ts folder
• Run npm install and I get the following in the console:
  
• The file package.json contents are below

{
  "name": "vite-react-ts",
  "private": true,
  "version": "0.0.0",
  "type": "module",
  "scripts": {
    "dev": "vite",
    "build": "tsc -b && vite build",
    "lint": "eslint .",
    "preview": "vite preview"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "react": "^18.3.1",
    "react-dom": "^18.3.1"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@eslint/js": "^9.15.0",
    "@types/react": "^18.3.12",
    "@types/react-dom": "^18.3.1",
    "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^4.3.4",
    "eslint": "^9.15.0",
    "eslint-plugin-react-hooks": "^5.0.0",
    "eslint-plugin-react-refresh": "^0.4.14",
    "globals": "^15.12.0",
    "typescript": "~5.6.2",
    "typescript-eslint": "^8.15.0",
    "vite": "^6.0.1"
  }
}

• With the install failing, the folder node_modules is not created

Empty Application

• Create a folder called empty and navigate inside it
• Run npm init
• Accept all default options as presented
  
• Install the esbuild package alone via npm i @esbuild/win32-x64
  
• Navigate inside the folder node_modules\@esbuild\win32-x64 and list the contents.
  

Legacy Application (Initialized with Create React App)

• Trying as well to install @esbuild to an existing application via npm i @esbuild/win32-x64, I get the the folder @esbuild\win32-x64 being created inside node_modules, but the file esbuild.exe is not present
  

Other Notes

• I think we can rule out any antivirus blocking the install, as I've been able to install the package in an empty project folder.
• I also tried to download the binary through the URL https://registry.npmjs.org/@esbuild/win32-x64/-/win32-x64-0.24.0.tgz, extracting the esbuild.exe file and attempting to copy it to the folder inside the node_modules folder but get the Access Denied

Has anyone experienced this issue before?

[hyrious]

I guess it has some thing to do with your terminal being executed under administrator permission. You can try to use a normal (user) permission terminal to see if it still happens.

[AngeloAnolin]

I guess it has some thing to do with your terminal being executed under administrator permission. You can try to use a normal (user) permission terminal to see if it still happens.

I did tried using terminal under non-admin permission and still get the same result.