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So I am trying to compile gyp and it wants to call VCBuild.exe apparently...

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:\...\node_module
s\browser-sync\node_modules\socket.io\node_modules\engine.io\node_modules\ws\no
de_modules\utf-8-validate\build\binding.sln]

So I install the .Net framework using this but when I go to the cmd line I get...

'VCBuild.exe' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

so what am I missing what do I need to get VCBuild without Visual Studio?

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  • I just entered VCBuild.exe
    – Jackie
    Jan 28, 2016 at 19:25
  • I realize what it means but I don't even think that framework will install on Win 10. I tried that already
    – Jackie
    Jan 28, 2016 at 19:26
  • Where would that be?
    – Jackie
    Jan 28, 2016 at 20:48
  • Also this was Windows 10 so I am not sure how well Vs 2005 will run and I don't have a copy so those are no-go options.
    – Jackie
    Jan 28, 2016 at 20:49
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    So I have to install an entire IDE to get this tool?
    – Jackie
    Jan 28, 2016 at 21:31

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npm install -g windows-build-tools

ran in an administration window:

Starting installation...
Launched installers, now waiting for them to finish.
This will likely take some time - please be patient!
Waiting for installers... -Successfully installed Python 2.7
Waiting for installers... /Successfully installed Visual Studio Build Tools.
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    Great, now I have multiple Python installs when all I wanted was VCBuild.
    – aroth
    Jan 5, 2018 at 0:51
  • Worked perfectly for me - running Windows 7 Enterprise
    – jBoive
    Jan 8, 2018 at 10:48
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    This solved part of the node-gyp problems, still missing "VCBuild" though.
    – s.meijer
    Jan 18, 2018 at 13:42
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    An additional choco install -y vcbuildtools fixed my build environment.
    – s.meijer
    Jan 18, 2018 at 14:03
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    Windows 10, works. Just takes so long you wonder is it stuck or not, keep waiting.
    – Syed Priom
    Apr 19, 2018 at 15:49
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(This answer comes from comments above from @s.meijer. But I think it deserves to be an answer by its own.)

Run choco install vcbuildtools will install vcbuild that satisfies npm build needs on Windows.

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I'm just posting this in case it saves anyone some time.

I tried all the answers I could find regarding this issue and they didn't work, ie:

// running powershell as administrator  
npm install --global --production windows-build-tools 

choco install vcbuildtools

The only thing that made "VCBuild.exe" errors go away was installing:

NET Framework 2.0 Software Development Kit (SDK)

The installation was a bit weird, I ran the .exe file and nothing seemed to happen but, judging by the fact that the install error messages went away, apparently it worked and was installed.

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    Not sure if this really helped, but I'm going to vote up. Seems like windows-build-tools didn't fully help, and the .NET 2.0 SDK is silent (no UI) which is confusing. After 2-3 minutes, the rebuilding worked.
    – misha
    Jul 22, 2019 at 6:11
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Looks like the answer was staring me in the face... You can't :-(

I found the steps to compile on the node-gyp Readme.md

It does in fact require VS2015 for Windows which sucks because

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    Ended up being 16GBs
    – Jackie
    Jan 29, 2016 at 15:20
  • VC++ on its own is >3GB though.
    – Nick Cox
    Feb 23, 2016 at 22:04
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I got this error when I was trying to run an AngularJs application (requiring Node.js 6x) in an Node.js 12x env. Downgrading my version of Node.js made this go away. TIP: If you need to flip between Node versions, look at http://nvm.sh

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