node.js - npm install error - MSB3428: Could not load the Visual C++ component "VCBuild.exe"

Question

I'm trying to use the

npm install steam

but I am getting an error saying

I'm not sure how to fix this and I have gotten this on two different npm module installs. I can install other modules however.

What I have tried: Install whatever dependencies it needs. (ursa, node-gyp etc) Install Visual C++ 2005. Install Visual C++ 2010. Change the enviroment variable path to /VC/ (found on another StackOverflow thread/question. Googled, googled & googled.

I also get an error trying do:

npm install ursa

The error is:

Answer 1

Try this from cmd line as Administrator

optional part, if you need to use a proxy:

set HTTP_PROXY=http://login:password@your-proxy-host:your-proxy-port
set HTTPS_PROXY=http://login:password@your-proxy-host:your-proxy-port

run this:

npm install -g --production windows-build-tools

No need for Visual Studio. This has what you need.

References:

https://www.npmjs.com/package/windows-build-tools
https://github.com/felixrieseberg/windows-build-tools