Nodejs NPM installation Socket.io Error resolution

Error when installing Socket.io, prompt for installation of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 or Net Framework 2.0 SDK, no vcbuild.exe found, workaround is to install

. NET Framework 2.0 Software Development Kit (SDK)

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=15354

and add C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\vc\vcpackages to the system environment variable

or download the Windows7 SDK http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8442 directly

x86	Grmsdk_en_dvd.iso	567.3 MB
IA architecture	Grmsdkiai_en_dvd.iso	569.4 MB
x64	Grmsdkx_en_dvd.iso	570.9 MB

The above download files and environment variables vary by system and installation path