CODEWITHSUNDEEP
node.jssocket.io
Etori
Etori

Reputation: 25

Problems installing socket.io

I’m developing a program that requires Node.js and Socket.io. After attempting to install both, I found no inconvenience with “Node.js” but run into an error when inputting npm install socket.io in CMD:

C:\Users\otori\node_modules\socket.io\node_modules\socket.io-client\node_module s\ws\build\binding.sln : MSBUILD : error MSB3411: Could not load the Visual C++ component "VCBuild.exe". If the component is not installed, either 1) install the Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5, or 2) install Microsoft Visual Studio 2008.

error code: error MSB3411

It would appear my node.js or my CMD cannot find VCBuild.exe and are asking for me to install VS2008, which I already have installed (I’ve also tried with VS 2010).

Any help or guidance is deeply appreciated, im using Windows 8 x64 and node.js v0.10.1

Upvotes: 3

Views: 307

Answers (1)

vipulsodha
vipulsodha

Reputation: 634

Sorry to dig up an old question, but your question is the first result when I searched for "Socket.io VCBuild"

The solution I found, after stumbling around was :

npm install socket.io --msvs_version=2012

or

npm install sqlite3 --msvs_version=auto

Upvotes: 1

Related Questions