build error in windows 7 x64

[serjflint]

"C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe" "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js" install font-manager

Exit code: 1

Standard error:
npm WARN package.json mintreader@0.1.0 No description
gyp ERR! build error
gyp ERR! stack Error: C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\14.0\bin\msbuild.exe failed with exit code: 1
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.onExit (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\build.js:276:23)
gyp ERR! stack at emitTwo (events.js:87:13)
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:172:7)
gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:200:12)
gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 6.1.7601
gyp ERR! command "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe" "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd E:\workspace\MintReader2\node_modules\font-manager
gyp ERR! node -v v4.4.3
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.3.1
gyp ERR! not ok
npm ERR! Windows_NT 6.1.7601
npm ERR! argv "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe" "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js" "install" "font-manager"
npm ERR! node v4.4.3
npm ERR! npm v2.15.1
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE

npm ERR! font-manager@0.2.2 install: node-gyp rebuild
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the font-manager@0.2.2 install script 'node-gyp rebuild'.
npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the font-manager package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR! node-gyp rebuild
npm ERR! You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with:
npm ERR! npm bugs font-manager
npm ERR! Or if that isn't available, you can get their info via:
npm ERR!
npm ERR! npm owner ls font-manager
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR! E:\workspace\MintReader2\npm-debug.log

Standard output:

font-manager@0.2.2 install E:\workspace\MintReader2\node_modules\font-manager
node-gyp rebuild

E:\workspace\MintReader2\node_modules\font-manager>if not defined npm_config_node_gyp (node "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\node-gyp-bin....\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" rebuild ) else (node "" rebuild )
Building the projects in this solution one at a time. To enable parallel build, please add the "/m" switch.
E:\workspace\MintReader2\node_modules\font-manager\build\fontmanager.vcxproj(20,3): error MSB4019: The imported project "E:\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" was not found. Confirm that the path in the declaration is correct, and that the file exists on disk.

[Thejas007]

Facing same error. Any solution for this ?

[Thejas007]

After installing vc++ and adding path resolved the issue.

1. As I was having VS2017 installed in my machine , Installed VC++ as per below.
   https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33154696/msbuild-error-the-builds-tools-for-v140-platform-toolset-v140-cannot-be-f

2. Set Environment variable VCTargetsPath
   VCTargetsPath to C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets