MSBUILD : error MSB4132: The tools version "2.0" is unrecognized. Available tools versions are "4.0".

[javruben]

When running npm install pty.js on windows I get:

C:\cygwin\opts\newclient\node_modules\pty.js>node "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\node-gyp-bin....\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" rebuild
Building the projects in this solution one at a time. To enable parallel build, please add the "/m" switch.
MSBUILD : error MSB4132: The tools version "2.0" is unrecognized. Available tools versions are "4.0".
gypnpm ERR! pty.js@0.2.3 install: node-gyp rebuild
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the pty.js@0.2.3 install script.
npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the pty.js 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 their info via:
npm ERR! npm owner ls pty.js
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! System Windows_NT 6.2.9200
npm ERR! command "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe" "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js" "install" "pty.js"
npm ERR! cwd C:\cygwin\opts\newclient
npm ERR! node -v v0.10.25
npm ERR! npm -v 1.3.24
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE

I have installed winpty, but apparently I'm missing some tools. What do I need more?

[AndrewGrachov]

Install a visual studio express 2013(desktop with c++ redist), this will help

[gregorymachon]

Thanks! It helped!

[simonfanz]

Surely a whole 8GB of IDE aren't needed just to get this working? Is there not a smaller option?

[AndrewGrachov]

You can try also
Microsoft build tools
teh standalone package,

But a general recomendation - use mac or ubuntu :)

[juancancela]

Sadly installing Microsoft Build Tools (as mentioned on previous message) wont work, since it installs "12.0". Basically, you'll get something like this: MSBUILD : error MSB4132: The tools version "2.0" is unrecognized. Available tools versions are "12.0", "4.0".
I used Linux all my life, but due to a Xamarin project im working on, i needed to switch to windows. This is hell. None of my NodeJs projects are working, and the only error im getting is the previous one.
Do you think is there any chance to allow using 4.0 and 12.0 with gyp?

[mix3d]

I'm having the exact same problem. Tried to get version 2, got version 12.

[Martinspire]

Got this as well. Not sure if it has to do with either Windows 10 or Visual Studio RC 2015

[bchintx]

I was getting the same error as reported above. Installing the Microsoft Build Tools 2013 from the above links didn't work for me either. It only installed version 12.0, so I still received an error re: version 2.0.
Fortunately, its working now after I upgraded Node to the latest build (12.7). I was running 10.38 before.

[TNT-Likely]

i have the same problem,when i intsall msbt 2013,it doen't work .

how do you reslove?

[TNT-Likely]

@bchintx

[TNT-Likely]

@javruben @nicolasximenes

[shawmanz32na]

I can also attest to this error. On Windows 10 x64, I see MSBUILD : error MSB4132: The tools version "2.0" is unrecognized. Available tools versions are "12.0", "14.0", "4.0". Installing the latest msbuild toolkits got me the 12.0 and 14.0 options. Looking at my Windows/Microsoft.Net folder, it looks like I have every 32 bit .NET version known to man, but only .NET 4 in 64 bit. Maybe that could help lead to a solution?

[TNT-Likely]

thanks,i reslove it by add --msvs_version=2013 . @shawmanz32na

[shawmanz32na]

@TNT-Likely Where did you add the --msvs_version switch? I'm encountering this error way down the chain of a yeoman generation, and don't know where I can specify the switch...

[shawmanz32na]

For those of us following along that are encountering this error deep down in an NPM call, you can use npm config set msvs_version 2012 --global to tell NPM to always use a different MSVS version. Thanks goes to http://stackoverflow.com/a/22411007/1342760

[joinee0208]

good

[wzup]

@TNT-Likely

i reslove it by add --msvs_version=2013

Where did you add it to? To your morning smoothie? Express your ideas more precise, please

[wzup]

@shawmanz32na

Didn't work for me

error MSB4019: The imported project "C:\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" was not found.

[mokanfar]

open up a new cmd as administrator and run this command:
npm install --global --production windows-build-tools
then
npm config set msvs_version 2015 --global
close all instances of shell/cmd, reopen a cmd (regular this time, non-administrator) return to your directory where you are trying to run npm install and run it again

[joeyespo]

For anyone using Yarn, the above comment worked for me after running the same command with Yarn.

So, for anyone skimming:

$ npm install --global --production windows-build-tools
$ yarn config set msvs_version 2015 --global

[ramzgt]

thank you all

[h3nn3]

wow saved my day! Thanks

[AmmarAshfaq]

Thanks All Of you for save my day

[mohammedPoolwala]

Thanks All

[anvarknian]

just run npm install --global --production windows-build-tools

[GuiRitter]

@mokanfar 's comment helped to fix one error, but another showed up:

... fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'cairo.h': No such file or directory (compiling source file ..\src\CanvasGradient.cc) ...

EDIT: fixed by doing a manual install.

[rafadastan]

Open cmd with administrator and write this command: npm install --global --production windows-build-tools

[mike-seekwell]

If you're seeing this in 2019, you may need

npm config set msvs_version 2017

[mamboer]

@mike-seekwell 👍Niubility!

[wszwr003]

thank you all

[xyzdata]

Q:

MSBUILD : error MSB4132: The tools version "2.0" is unrecognized. Available tools versions are "4.0".

# Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (10.0, Build 17134) (17134.rs4_release.180410-1804)
$ npm i

A:

$ npm -h
$ npm help config 
$ npm config list
$ npm config ls -l

OK

???

Error

## not work at all???
$ npm config set msvs_version 2017

## ???
$ npm install --global --production windows-build-tools

$ npm config set msvs_version 2012 --global
# ???
$ npm config set msvs_version 2012

---

$ npm config list -l

$ npm config list --json

[ghost]

For anyone, who see this error and did not find solution. I found solution for my project.
I has node.js 12.x installed via Chocolatey. I uninstalled node.js version 12.x and installed node.js version 10.x from the installer at the official site.

[profet23]

For anyone, who see this error and did not find solution. I found solution for my project.
I has node.js 12.x installed via Chocolatey. I uninstalled node.js version 12.x and installed node.js version 10.x from the installer at the official site.

@NeliHarbuzava thank you so much. Saved me a lot of time.

I uninstalled nodejs via chocolatey and then installed the https://chocolatey.org/packages/nodejs-lts package instead (long term support) which is version 10.x.

👍 ❤️

[kgrajan12]

in my case

Q:

MSBUILD : error MSB4132: The tools version "2.0" is unrecognized. Available tools versions are "4.0".

# Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (10.0, Build 17134) (17134.rs4_release.180410-1804)
$ npm i

A:

$ npm -h
$ npm help config 
$ npm config list
$ npm config ls -l

OK

???

Error

## not work at all???
$ npm config set msvs_version 2017

## ???
$ npm install --global --production windows-build-tools

$ npm config set msvs_version 2012 --global
# ???
$ npm config set msvs_version 2012

$ npm config list -l

$ npm config list --json

I resolved this problem.
In my case the same problem.
I just delete node_modules
then install dependencies one by one
if you got any error open that particular dependency in npm website you have a problem in node js version
you can follow the instruction in that it will work.

[LucaciuRaul]

Just open a CMD window in Administrator mode and type "npm install --global windows-build-tools --vs2015". This will install Build Tools 2015 version, implicitly what you need. It worked for me.

[erickthered]

I was able to compile it by running (as administrator):

npm install --global windows-build-tools
npm config set msvs_version 2017 --global

and then performing the usual steps as a regular user.

[unruledboy]

I was able to compile it by running (as administrator):

npm install --global windows-build-tools
npm config set msvs_version 2017 --global

and then performing the usual steps as a regular user.

life saver!!!

[Agricola-a]

I solved like this: having to open an old 2019 project. I was using node version 14.18.0, I went back to v12.0.0 using nvm for windows (when you do this you might have to empy the C:\Program Files\nodejs if you can't switch version with nvm) and this solved my problem. After that npm install worked.