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

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INSTRUCTIONS:

You can install with npm:

$ npm install -g node-gyp

You will also need to install:

On Unix:

• python (v2.7 recommended, v3.x.x is not supported)

• make A proper C/C++ compiler toolchain, like GCC

On Windows:

• Python (v2.7.3 recommended, v3.x.x is not supported)

• Windows XP/Vista/7: Microsoft Visual Studio C++ 2010 (Express version works well)

• For 64-bit builds of node and native modules you will also need the Windows > 7 64-bit SDK

• If the install fails,

  • try uninstalling any C++ 2010 x64&x86 Redistributable that you have installed first.

  • If you get errors that the 64-bit compilers are not installed you may also need the compiler update for the Windows SDK 7.1

Windows 7/8:

• Microsoft Visual Studio C++ 2012/13 for Windows Desktop (Express version works well)

• If you have multiple Python versions installed, you can identify which Python version node-gyp uses by setting the '--python' variable:

$ node-gyp --python /path/to/python2.7

If node-gyp is called by way of npm and you have multiple versions of Python installed, then you can set npm's 'python' config key to the appropriate value:

$ npm config set python /path/to/executable/python2.7