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doc: fix visual studio links
Fixes: #1472 PR-URL: #1490 Reviewed-By: Jon Moss <me@jonathanmoss.me>
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#### Option 2
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Install tools and configuration manually:
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* Visual C++ Build Environment:
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* Option 1: Install [Visual C++ Build Tools](http://landinghub.visualstudio.com/visual-cpp-build-tools) using the **Default Install** option.
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* Option 2: Install [Visual Studio 2015](https://www.visualstudio.com/products/visual-studio-community-vs) and select *Common Tools for Visual C++* during setup. This also works with the free Community and Express for Desktop editions.
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* Option 3: if you already have Visual Studio 2015 installed and did not install the
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*Common Tools for Visual C++* during setup, you can `File -> New -> Project`, pick
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any of the options under `Templates -> Other Languages -> Visual C++` then `Ok`
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and Visual Studio will offer to install the *Common Tools for Visual C++* with a
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"Install Missing Features" / "You need the Universal Windows App Development Tools
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to develop Windows app projects." dialog.
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> :bulb: [Windows Vista / 7 only] requires [.NET Framework 4.5.1](http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40773)
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* Install Visual C++ Build Environment: [Visual Studio Build Tools](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/thank-you-downloading-visual-studio/?sku=BuildTools)
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(using "Visual C++ build tools" workload) or [Visual Studio 2017 Community](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/pl/thank-you-downloading-visual-studio/?sku=Community)
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(using the "Desktop development with C++" workload)
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* Install [Python 2.7](https://www.python.org/downloads/) (`v3.x.x` is not supported), and run `npm config set python python2.7` (or see below for further instructions on specifying the proper Python version and path.)
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* Launch cmd, `npm config set msvs_version 2015`
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* Launch cmd, `npm config set msvs_version 2017`
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If the above steps didn't work for you, please visit [Microsoft's Node.js Guidelines for Windows](https://github.com/Microsoft/nodejs-guidelines/blob/master/windows-environment.md#compiling-native-addon-modules) for additional tips.
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