error MSB3411: Could not l oad the Visual C++ component “VCBuild.exe”

Question

I have Visual Studio 2010 with SP1 and Windows sdk 7.1. I also have VS2012 and Windows kit 8.

when i run Windows SDK 7.1 Command Prompt and run no

Answer 1

Setting up the VS2010 and other applications as listed at node-gyp wiki solved the problems.

On Windows XP/Vista/7, node-gyp requires Python 2.7 and Visual Studio 2010

According to the readme file in Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Service Pack 1 Compiler Update for the Windows SDK 7.1, to ensure that your system has a supported configuration,

uninstall the following products first (if you want to save tons of time)

and then reinstall them in the order listed: (you can uninstall in any order :P)

Visual Studio 2010

Windows SDK 7.1

Visual Studio 2010 SP1

Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Compiler Update for the Windows SDK 7.1

On x64 environments, the last update in the list fixes errors about missing compilers and

error MSB4019: The imported project "C:\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" was not found.