title: How can I get over this Node.js iconv module installation error
body: <p>I am getting the below error while I am installing 'Iconv' module in node js project with below  command <code>npm install iconv</code>. What might be the issue?</p>
  
  <pre><code>C:\Drive\GIT\ooxp-service-fileimport\node_modules\iconv&amp;gt;if not defined npm_config_node_gyp (node &amp;quot;C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\node-gyp-bin\\..\..\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js&amp;quot; rebuild )  else (node &amp;quot;&amp;quot; reb
  uild )
  Building the projects in this solution one at a time. To enable parallel build, please add the &amp;quot;/m&amp;quot; switch.
  C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft.Cpp\v4.0\V140\Platforms\x64\PlatformToolsets\v140\Toolset.targets(36,5): error MSB8036: The Windows SDK version 8.1 was not found. Install the required version of Windows SDK or change the
   SDK version in the project property pages or by right-clicking the solution and selecting &amp;quot;Retarget solution&amp;quot;. [C:\Drive\GIT\ooxp-service-fileimport\node_modules\iconv\build\iconv.vcxproj]
  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 &amp;quot;C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe&amp;quot; &amp;quot;C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js&amp;quot; &amp;quot;rebuild&amp;quot;
  gyp ERR! cwd C:\Drive\GIT\ooxp-service-fileimport\node_modules\iconv
  gyp ERR! node -v v4.5.0
  gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.4.0
  gyp ERR! not ok
  npm ERR! Windows_NT 6.1.7601
  npm ERR! argv &amp;quot;C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe&amp;quot; &amp;quot;C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js&amp;quot; &amp;quot;install&amp;quot; &amp;quot;iconv&amp;quot;
  npm ERR! node v4.5.0
  npm ERR! npm  v2.15.9
  npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
  
  npm ERR! iconv@2.2.1 install: `node-gyp rebuild`
  npm ERR! Exit status 1
  npm ERR!
  npm ERR! Failed at the iconv@2.2.1 install script &amp;#39;node-gyp rebuild&amp;#39;.
  npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the iconv 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 iconv
  npm ERR! Or if that isn&amp;#39;t available, you can get their info via:
  npm ERR!
  npm ERR!     npm owner ls iconv
  npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.
  
  npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
  npm ERR!     C:\Drive\GIT\ooxp-service-fileimport\npm-debug.log
  </code></pre>