# CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:19 (project): Failed to run MSBuild command: to get the value of VCTargetsPath:

**URL:** https://discourse.cmake.org/t/cmake-error-at-cmakelists-txt-19-project-failed-to-run-msbuild-command-to-get-the-value-of-vctargetspath/5240
**Category:** Usage
**Tags:** os:windows
**Created:** [March 18, 2022, 2:12am UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/cmake-error-at-cmakelists-txt-19-project-failed-to-run-msbuild-command-to-get-the-value-of-vctargetspath/5240 "2022-03-18T02:12:14Z")
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### Author: ![Kitoali](https://discourse.cmake.org/user_avatar/discourse.cmake.org/kitoali/32/2269_2.png) [@Kitoali](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/Kitoali)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2022, 2:12am UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/cmake-error-at-cmakelists-txt-19-project-failed-to-run-msbuild-command-to-get-the-value-of-vctargetspath/5240/1 "2022-03-18T02:12:14Z")

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Selecting Windows SDK version 10.0.19041.0 to target Windows 10.0.19044.  
CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:19 (project):  
Failed to run MSBuild command:

```
D:/Coding/Microsoft Visual Studio/2017/Professional/MSBuild/15.0/Bin/MSBuild.exe

```

to get the value of VCTargetsPath:

 ![1](https://discourse.cmake.org/uploads/default/original/2X/8/824a6439e3c89b0460e4e38f11a460514551db4d.png)  
this error appear when I use CMake to build Openpose project.  
I have try add path of MSBbuild ,install windows SDK 8.1 in Visual Studio 2017，all of that didn’t work.

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### Author: ![Kitoali](https://discourse.cmake.org/user_avatar/discourse.cmake.org/kitoali/32/2269_2.png) [@Kitoali](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/Kitoali)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2022, 9:48am UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/cmake-error-at-cmakelists-txt-19-project-failed-to-run-msbuild-command-to-get-the-value-of-vctargetspath/5240/2 "2022-03-29T09:48:15Z")

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Did anyone happen with this erro? please do me a favor 😣