Node-gyp: MSBUILD : error MSB3428: Could not load the Visual C++ component "VCBuild.exe".

[eltonmkw]

MSBUILD : error MSB3428: Could not load the Visual C++ component "VCBuild.exe". To fix this, 1) install the .NET Framework 2.0 SDK, 2) install Microsoft Visua l Studio 2005 or 3) add the location of the component to the system path if it is installed elsewhere. [C:xampphtdocsnode-printerbuildbinding.sln]

[dominikbulaj]

Hi!
How do you solve issue? What did you exactly install?

Thx,
DB

[eltonmkw]

Hi @dominikbulaj , I couldn't recalled how I fix it, but if I'm not mistaken as I remembered that to install every missing component via its component name.

npm install <component-name> --save

[chadillac81]

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=15354

[eltonmkw]

Thank you @chadillac81 ! 👍 😄

[simonh1000]

but isn't that some very old software that only works in 'compatibility' mode with newer versions of windows - how do I get the c++ for win 10

[refack]

@simonh1000 we have some links in the README https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp#on-windows
Simplest option is to install Build Tools for Visual Studio 2017

[solominh]

@refack Thank you very much. I was struggling with building electron app with electron-builder. I installed Visual studio 2017 but it didn't work. Meanwhile, installing build tools did work perfectly.

[bitsnaps]

Fixed in Windows, I just had to do npm install --global --production windows-build-tools it will install Build Tools and python 2.7 even if python 2.7 was already installed.

[mrbontor]

Hi @bitsnaps , while you do the command, do you still to install manually c++?

[bitsnaps]

@mrbontor for some reasons I don't have Visual Studio installed on my machine (I use gcc mostly), and since I'm not sure which version should I install, I let npm setup the right one for me. P.S. All of that because I was trying to get truffle up and running.

[mrbontor]

thanks dude. got it.

[timjklein36]

@refack Thanks, man. Installing Build Tools for VS 2017 worked for me.