Bug Report: OpenClaw Installer Always Detects Existing Installation + npm Crash (3221225501)
I performed a full system cleanup:
- Removed all OpenClaw directories (.openclaw, AppData, LocalAppData, npm global modules)
- Removed registry entries
- Cleared npm cache
- Verified npm list -g is empty
- Reinstalled Node.js 24.13.0 cleanly
- Verified node and npm run normally
Despite this, the installer always prints:
[*] Existing OpenClaw installation detected
even when no OpenClaw files exist anywhere on the system.
Then npm crashes during install with:
npm error code 3221225501
This indicates a native module inside the OpenClaw npm package is incompatible with Node 24, or the installer is invoking an upgrade path incorrectly.
Please advise or provide a corrected package.
- Removed all OpenClaw directories (.openclaw, AppData, LocalAppData, npm global modules)
- Removed registry entries
- Cleared npm cache
- Verified npm list -g is empty
- Reinstalled Node.js 24.13.0 cleanly
- Verified node and npm run normally
Despite this, the installer always prints:
[*] Existing OpenClaw installation detected
even when no OpenClaw files exist anywhere on the system.
Then npm crashes during install with:
npm error code 3221225501
This indicates a native module inside the OpenClaw npm package is incompatible with Node 24, or the installer is invoking an upgrade path incorrectly.
Please advise or provide a corrected package.
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