title: Cannot npm install due to node-gyp: binding.gyp not found
body: <p>I have been working on this all day and have tried lots of different things:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Uninstalling node and installing latest version </li>
  <li>Using the <code>--msvs_version=</code> flag set to <code>2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015</code></li>
  <li>Deleting the .node-gyp folder</li>
  <li>Adding python path to .npmrc like so: <code>python=C:\Python27\python.exe</code></li>
  <li><code>npm -g install npm@next</code></li>
  <li>Running <code>node-gyp rebuild</code> and <code>node-gyp configure</code></li>
  <li>Following <a href="https://www.robertkehoe.com/2015/03/fix-node-gyp-rebuild-error-on-windows/" rel="noreferrer">Robert Kehoe's guide</a> </li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>Rough times. </p>
  
  <p>The package is an Electron/React app and I am running Windows 10. Console output for <code>npm install</code> is </p>
  
  <blockquote>
  <pre><code>C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft.Cpp\v4.0\Platforms\x64\Microsoft.Cpp.x64.Targets(514,5): error MSB8008: Specif
  ied platform toolset (v120) is not installed or invalid. Please make sure that a supported PlatformToolset value is sel
  ected. [C:\Users\scheinerbock\Desktop\mpstudio\node_modules\mplib\build\addon.vcxproj]
  gyp ERR! build error
  gyp ERR! stack Error: `msbuild` failed with exit code: 1
  gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.onExit (C:\Users\scheinerbock\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\build.js:276:23)
  gyp ERR! stack     at emitTwo (events.js:106:13)
  gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:191:7)
  gyp ERR! stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:215:12)
  gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.14393
  gyp ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Users\\scheinerbock\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
  gyp ERR! cwd C:\Users\scheinerbock\Desktop\mpstudio\node_modules\mplib
  gyp ERR! node -v v6.10.0
  gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.5.0
  gyp ERR! not ok
  </code></pre>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>And for <code>node-gyp rebuild</code>:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>gyp: binding.gyp not found (cwd: C:\Users\scheinerbock\Desktop\mpstudio) while trying to load binding.gyp</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>I am well out of my wheelhouse here and would appreciate any suggestions or information in addition to solutions.</p>