node-gyp build error windows x64

Question

Here\'s what I\'ve done so far on my x64 OS:

• Installed Python (v2.7 --specifically 2.7.6) and added it to the system path (C:\\Python27)
• Installed MS

Answer 1

For me the solution that worked with VS express was to simply install Visual Studio 2013 Express for desktop (which is the only one that gives you a developer command prompt as of 2013 version). Open developer command prompt (elevated) and run NPM install commands. This did not require any special --msvs_version arguments, it just worked.