Alternate Windows Installation

On some network or machine setups Meteor's installer for Windows may fail. In such cases, follow these simple steps to install Meteor manually:

1. Install 7-Zip or any other program that knows how to extract tar.gz files.
2. Download the installation archive:
   • 64-bit: https://packages.meteor.com/bootstrap-link?arch=os.windows.x86_64
   • 32-bit: https://packages.meteor.com/bootstrap-link?arch=os.windows.x86_32
3. In a command prompt, run echo %LocalAppData%\.meteor -- this is the directory in which Meteor must be installed.
4. Extract the installation archive (from step 2) into the directory above.
5. Add the full directory path from step 3 to your PATH environment variable. (Instructions)
6. You should now be able to open a new command prompt and run meteor.

   Note: Some versions of Windows may require restarting after updating the PATH.