Npm install not installing because of node-gyp

Question

I\'m trying to install the filepreview module with npm. But it always gives error. Here is the error:

D:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\P         


        

Answer 1

Simple fix worked for me is:

I installed Python 3.7 and installed Visual Studio version 2017 from https://my.visualstudio.com/Downloads?q=visual%20studio%202017

Also installed recommended updates.

And then I set npm config set msvs_version 2017 --global.