Why can't I install any gulp dependencies with npm? [closed] - npm

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My computer crashed and now no install packages work at all.
This is what is shown in command line:
npm install --save-dev gulp-autoprefixer
npm ERR! Windows_NT 6.3.9600
npm ERR! argv "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\\\node.exe" "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-c
li.js" "install" "--save-dev" "gulp-autoprefixer"
npm ERR! node v0.12.0
npm ERR! npm v2.10.1
npm ERR! file C:\Users\buddy\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\readable-stream\1.0.33\package\package.json
npm ERR! code EJSONPARSE
npm ERR! Failed to parse json
npm ERR! Unexpected token
npm ERR! File: C:\Users\buddy\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\readable-stream\1.0.33\package\package.json
npm ERR! Failed to parse package.json data.
npm ERR! package.json must be actual JSON, not just JavaScript.
npm ERR!
npm ERR! This is not a bug in npm.
npm ERR! Tell the package author to fix their package.json file. JSON.parse
npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR! C:\Users\buddy\Desktop\BuildTest\npm-debug.log

Answer 1

npm ERR! Failed to parse package.json data.
npm ERR! package.json must be actual JSON, not just JavaScript.
npm ERR!
npm ERR! This is not a bug in npm.
That tells you everything you need to know. You need to make sure your package.json is valid JSON.
I would suggest linting it, perhaps through http://jsonlint.com/.