CONTEXT


Deleted npm/node
Deleted all ipfs
(Note: go-ipfs not deleted)
Deleted .windows-build-tools
[Kept installed: VS 2017 community]

Operating System: Windows 10 Home, Version 1703 OS Build 1053.674 64-bit operating system

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ACTIONS

1. Downloaded: https://nodejs.org/dist/v8.9.0/node-v8.9.0-x64.msi


2. From [Windows]Command line prompt: C:/Users/User>npm install ipfs --global

Results in A. below. 

3. From [same]: js ipfs --help. Works OK. Results B. below. 

4. C:\Users\User>jsipfs version
Returns: js-ipfs version: 0.26.0

5. C:\Users\User>jsipfs init
initializing ipfs node at C:\Users\User/.jsipfs
generating 2048-bit RSA keypair...done
peer identity: QmSW61NDwYd7XYp58nL4LM9LFL6owhAKJwEyL3CSxS64GH
C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ipfs\node_modules\interface-datastore\src\key.js:45
      throw new Error(`Invalid key: ${this.toString()}`)
      ^

Returns further details; see C. below. 


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RESULTS

START A.

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.15063]
(c) 2017 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\User>npm install ipfs --global
npm WARN deprecated babel-preset-es2015@6.24.1: 🙌  Thanks for using Babel: we recommend using babel-preset-env now: please read babeljs.io/env to update!
C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\jsipfs -> C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ipfs\src\cli\bin.js

> fs-ext@1.0.0 install C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ipfs\node_modules\fs-ext
> node-gyp configure build


C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ipfs\node_modules\fs-ext>if not defined npm_config_node_gyp (node "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\node-gyp-bin\\..\..\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" configure build )  else (node "" configure build )
Building the projects in this solution one at a time. To enable parallel build, please add the "/m" switch.
  fs-ext.cc
  win_delay_load_hook.cc
     Creating library C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ipfs\node_modules\fs-ext\build\Release\fs-ext.lib
  and object C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ipfs\node_modules\fs-ext\build\Release\fs-ext.exp
  Generating code
  Finished generating code
  fs-ext.vcxproj -> C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ipfs\node_modules\fs-ext\build\Release\\fs-ext.node
  fs-ext.vcxproj -> C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ipfs\node_modules\fs-ext\build\Release\fs-ext.pdb (F
  ull PDB)

> gc-stats@1.0.2 install C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ipfs\node_modules\gc-stats
> node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build

[gc-stats] Success: "C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ipfs\node_modules\gc-stats\build\gcstats\v1.0.2\Release\node-v57-win32-x64\gcstats.node" is installed via remote

> sha3@1.2.0 install C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ipfs\node_modules\sha3
> node-gyp rebuild


C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ipfs\node_modules\sha3>if not defined npm_config_node_gyp (node "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\node-gyp-bin\\..\..\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" rebuild )  else (node "" rebuild )
Building the projects in this solution one at a time. To enable parallel build, please add the "/m" switch.
  addon.cpp
  displayIntermediateValues.cpp
  KeccakF-1600-reference.cpp
  KeccakNISTInterface.cpp
  KeccakSponge.cpp
  win_delay_load_hook.cc
..\src\addon.cpp(49): warning C4316: 'SHA3Hash': object allocated on the heap may not be aligned 32 [C:\Users\User\AppD
ata\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ipfs\node_modules\sha3\build\sha3.vcxproj]
..\src\addon.cpp(59): warning C4996: 'v8::Function::NewInstance': was declared deprecated [C:\Users\User\AppData\Roamin
g\npm\node_modules\ipfs\node_modules\sha3\build\sha3.vcxproj]
  c:\users\user\.node-gyp\8.9.0\include\node\v8.h(3832): note: see declaration of 'v8::Function::NewInstance'
     Creating library C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ipfs\node_modules\sha3\build\Release\sha3.lib and
  object C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ipfs\node_modules\sha3\build\Release\sha3.exp
  Generating code
  Finished generating code
  sha3.vcxproj -> C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ipfs\node_modules\sha3\build\Release\\sha3.node
  sha3.vcxproj -> C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ipfs\node_modules\sha3\build\Release\sha3.pdb (Full PD
  B)

> uws@0.14.5 install C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ipfs\node_modules\uws
> node-gyp rebuild > build_log.txt 2>&1 || exit 0


> keccak@1.3.0 install C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ipfs\node_modules\keccak
> prebuild-install || node-gyp rebuild || echo "Keccak bindings compilation fail. Pure JS implementation will be used."

prebuild-install info begin Prebuild-install version 2.3.0
prebuild-install info looking for local prebuild @ prebuilds\keccak-v1.3.0-node-v57-win32-x64.tar.gz
prebuild-install info looking for cached prebuild @ C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_prebuilds\https-github.com-cryptocoinjs-keccak-releases-download-v1.3.0-keccak-v1.3.0-node-v57-win32-x64.tar.gz
prebuild-install http request GET https://github.com/cryptocoinjs/keccak/releases/download/v1.3.0/keccak-v1.3.0-node-v57-win32-x64.tar.gz
prebuild-install http 200 https://github.com/cryptocoinjs/keccak/releases/download/v1.3.0/keccak-v1.3.0-node-v57-win32-x64.tar.gz
prebuild-install info downloading to @ C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_prebuilds\https-github.com-cryptocoinjs-keccak-releases-download-v1.3.0-keccak-v1.3.0-node-v57-win32-x64.tar.gz.10268-459907bd0022b.tmp
prebuild-install info renaming to @ C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_prebuilds\https-github.com-cryptocoinjs-keccak-releases-download-v1.3.0-keccak-v1.3.0-node-v57-win32-x64.tar.gz
prebuild-install info unpacking @ C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_prebuilds\https-github.com-cryptocoinjs-keccak-releases-download-v1.3.0-keccak-v1.3.0-node-v57-win32-x64.tar.gz
prebuild-install info unpack resolved to C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ipfs\node_modules\keccak\build\Release\keccak.node
prebuild-install info unpack required C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ipfs\node_modules\keccak\build\Release\keccak.node successfully
prebuild-install info install Successfully installed prebuilt binary!

> leveldown@1.9.0 install C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ipfs\node_modules\leveldown
> prebuild-install || node-gyp rebuild

prebuild-install info begin Prebuild-install version 2.3.0
prebuild-install info looking for local prebuild @ prebuilds\leveldown-v1.9.0-node-v57-win32-x64.tar.gz
prebuild-install info looking for cached prebuild @ C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_prebuilds\https-github.com-level-leveldown-releases-download-v1.9.0-leveldown-v1.9.0-node-v57-win32-x64.tar.gz
prebuild-install http request GET https://github.com/level/leveldown/releases/download/v1.9.0/leveldown-v1.9.0-node-v57-win32-x64.tar.gz
prebuild-install http 200 https://github.com/level/leveldown/releases/download/v1.9.0/leveldown-v1.9.0-node-v57-win32-x64.tar.gz
prebuild-install info downloading to @ C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_prebuilds\https-github.com-level-leveldown-releases-download-v1.9.0-leveldown-v1.9.0-node-v57-win32-x64.tar.gz.5492-f513769254dbf.tmp
prebuild-install info renaming to @ C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_prebuilds\https-github.com-level-leveldown-releases-download-v1.9.0-leveldown-v1.9.0-node-v57-win32-x64.tar.gz
prebuild-install info unpacking @ C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_prebuilds\https-github.com-level-leveldown-releases-download-v1.9.0-leveldown-v1.9.0-node-v57-win32-x64.tar.gz
prebuild-install info unpack resolved to C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ipfs\node_modules\leveldown\build\Release\leveldown.node
prebuild-install info unpack required C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ipfs\node_modules\leveldown\build\Release\leveldown.node successfully
prebuild-install info install Successfully installed prebuilt binary!

> secp256k1@3.3.0 install C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ipfs\node_modules\secp256k1
> prebuild-install || node-gyp rebuild || echo "Secp256k1 bindings compilation fail. Pure JS implementation will be used."

prebuild-install info begin Prebuild-install version 2.3.0
prebuild-install info looking for local prebuild @ prebuilds\secp256k1-v3.3.0-node-v57-win32-x64.tar.gz
prebuild-install info looking for cached prebuild @ C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_prebuilds\https-github.com-cryptocoinjs-secp256k1-node-releases-download-v3.3.0-secp256k1-v3.3.0-node-v57-win32-x64.tar.gz
prebuild-install http request GET https://github.com/cryptocoinjs/secp256k1-node/releases/download/v3.3.0/secp256k1-v3.3.0-node-v57-win32-x64.tar.gz
prebuild-install http 200 https://github.com/cryptocoinjs/secp256k1-node/releases/download/v3.3.0/secp256k1-v3.3.0-node-v57-win32-x64.tar.gz
prebuild-install info downloading to @ C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_prebuilds\https-github.com-cryptocoinjs-secp256k1-node-releases-download-v3.3.0-secp256k1-v3.3.0-node-v57-win32-x64.tar.gz.2800-fa509b075dce6.tmp
prebuild-install info renaming to @ C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_prebuilds\https-github.com-cryptocoinjs-secp256k1-node-releases-download-v3.3.0-secp256k1-v3.3.0-node-v57-win32-x64.tar.gz
prebuild-install info unpacking @ C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_prebuilds\https-github.com-cryptocoinjs-secp256k1-node-releases-download-v3.3.0-secp256k1-v3.3.0-node-v57-win32-x64.tar.gz
prebuild-install info unpack resolved to C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ipfs\node_modules\secp256k1\build\Release\secp256k1.node
prebuild-install info unpack required C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ipfs\node_modules\secp256k1\build\Release\secp256k1.node successfully
prebuild-install info install Successfully installed prebuilt binary!
+ ipfs@0.26.0
added 789 packages in 230.225s

END A.

START B.

Commands:
  bitswap               Interact with the bitswap agent.
  block                 Manipulate raw IPFS blocks.
  bootstrap             Show or edit the list of bootstrap peers.
  commands              List all available commands
  config <key> [value]  Get and set IPFS config values
  daemon                Start a long-running daemon process
  dag                   Interact with ipld dag objects.
  files                 Operations over files (add, cat, get, ls, etc)
  id                    Shows IPFS Node ID info
  init                  Initialize a local IPFS node
  object                Interact with ipfs objects.
  pubsub                pubsub commands
  repo                  Manipulate the IPFS repo.
  swarm                 Swarm inspection tool.
  version               Shows IPFS version information
  add <file>            Add a file to IPFS using the UnixFS data format
  cat <ipfs-path>       Fetch and cat an IPFS path referencing a file
  get <ipfs-path>       Fetch a file or directory with files references from an
                        IPFS Path
  completion            generate bash completion script

Options:
  --silent  Write no output                           [boolean] [default: false]
  --help    Show help                                                  [boolean]

END B.

START C.

Error: Invalid key: /CIQFTFEEHEDF6KLBT32BFAGLXEZL4UWFNWM4LFTLMXQBCERZ6CMLX3Y
    at new Key (C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ipfs\node_modules\interface-datastore\src\key.js:45:13)
    at keyFromBuffer (C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ipfs\node_modules\ipfs-repo\src\blockstore.js:20:10)
    at cidToDsKey (C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ipfs\node_modules\ipfs-repo\src\blockstore.js:30:10)
    at Object.put (C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ipfs\node_modules\ipfs-repo\src\blockstore.js:80:17)
    at BlockService.put (C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ipfs\node_modules\ipfs-block-service\src\index.js:64:23)
    at waterfall (C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ipfs\node_modules\ipld-resolver\src\index.js:385:28)
    at nextTask (C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ipfs\node_modules\async\waterfall.js:16:14)
    at next (C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ipfs\node_modules\async\waterfall.js:23:9)
    at C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ipfs\node_modules\async\internal\onlyOnce.js:12:16
    at Object.serialize (C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ipfs\node_modules\ipld-dag-pb\src\util.js:27:3)


END C.