diff --git a/tools/msvs/msi/custom_actions.vcxproj b/tools/msvs/msi/custom_actions.vcxproj
index e014a6981f5fc9..ae82905cd4b1f4 100644
--- a/tools/msvs/msi/custom_actions.vcxproj
+++ b/tools/msvs/msi/custom_actions.vcxproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="12.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <ItemGroup Label="ProjectConfigurations">
     <ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|Win32">
       <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
@@ -27,24 +27,24 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>v120</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>$(PlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>v120</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>$(PlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>v120</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>$(PlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>v120</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>$(PlatformToolset)</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(WIX)sdk\VS2013\inc;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(WIX)sdk\VS$(GypMsvsVersion)\inc;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <AdditionalDependencies>msi.lib;dutil.lib;wcautil.lib;version.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
-      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(WIX)sdk\VS2013\lib\x86;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
+      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(WIX)sdk\VS$(GypMsvsVersion)\lib\x86;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
       <ModuleDefinitionFile>custom_actions.def</ModuleDefinitionFile>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(WIX)sdk\VS2013\inc;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(WIX)sdk\VS$(GypMsvsVersion)\inc;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <AdditionalDependencies>msi.lib;dutil.lib;wcautil.lib;version.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
-      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(WIX)sdk\VS2013\lib\x64;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
+      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(WIX)sdk\VS$(GypMsvsVersion)\lib\x64;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
       <ModuleDefinitionFile>custom_actions.def</ModuleDefinitionFile>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(WIX)sdk\VS2013\inc;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(WIX)sdk\VS$(GypMsvsVersion)\inc;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <AdditionalDependencies>msi.lib;dutil.lib;wcautil.lib;version.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
-      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(WIX)sdk\VS2013\lib\x86;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
+      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(WIX)sdk\VS$(GypMsvsVersion)\lib\x86;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
       <ModuleDefinitionFile>custom_actions.def</ModuleDefinitionFile>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
     <ClCompile>
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(WIX)sdk\VS2013\inc;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(WIX)sdk\VS$(GypMsvsVersion)\inc;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <AdditionalDependencies>msi.lib;dutil.lib;wcautil.lib;version.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
-      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(WIX)sdk\VS2013\lib\x64;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
+      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(WIX)sdk\VS$(GypMsvsVersion)\lib\x64;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
       <ModuleDefinitionFile>custom_actions.def</ModuleDefinitionFile>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
@@ -178,4 +178,4 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
   </ImportGroup>
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>
diff --git a/vcbuild.bat b/vcbuild.bat
index 511e1734b12299..4684769136c6e6 100644
--- a/vcbuild.bat
+++ b/vcbuild.bat
@@ -84,34 +84,68 @@ if defined noetw set noetw_arg=--without-etw& set noetw_msi_arg=/p:NoETW=1
 if defined noperfctr set noperfctr_arg=--without-perfctr& set noperfctr_msi_arg=/p:NoPerfCtr=1
 
 @rem Look for Visual Studio 2013
+echo Looking for Visual Studio 2013
 if not defined VS120COMNTOOLS goto vc-set-2012
 if not exist "%VS120COMNTOOLS%\..\..\vc\vcvarsall.bat" goto vc-set-2012
+echo Found Visual Studio 2013
+if defined msi (
+  echo Looking for WiX installation for Visual Studio 2013...
+  if not exist "%WIX%\SDK\VS2013" (
+    echo Failed to find WiX install for Visual Studio 2013
+    goto vc-set-2012
+  )
+)
 call "%VS120COMNTOOLS%\..\..\vc\vcvarsall.bat"
 if not defined VCINSTALLDIR goto msbuild-not-found
 set GYP_MSVS_VERSION=2013
+set PLATFORM_TOOLSET=v120
 goto msbuild-found
 
 :vc-set-2012
 @rem Look for Visual Studio 2012
+echo Looking for Visual Studio 2012
 if not defined VS110COMNTOOLS goto vc-set-2010
 if not exist "%VS110COMNTOOLS%\..\..\vc\vcvarsall.bat" goto vc-set-2010
+echo Found Visual Studio 2012
+if defined msi (
+  echo Looking for WiX installation for Visual Studio 2012...
+  if not exist "%WIX%\SDK\VS2012" (
+    echo Failed to find WiX install for Visual Studio 2012
+    goto vc-set-2010
+  )
+)
 call "%VS110COMNTOOLS%\..\..\vc\vcvarsall.bat"
 if not defined VCINSTALLDIR goto msbuild-not-found
 set GYP_MSVS_VERSION=2012
+set PLATFORM_TOOLSET=v110
 goto msbuild-found
 
 :vc-set-2010
+echo Looking for Visual Studio 2010
 if not defined VS100COMNTOOLS goto msbuild-not-found
 if not exist "%VS100COMNTOOLS%\..\..\vc\vcvarsall.bat" goto msbuild-not-found
+echo Found Visual Studio 2010
+if defined msi (
+  echo Looking for WiX installation for Visual Studio 2010...
+  if not exist "%WIX%\SDK\VS2010" (
+    echo Failed to find WiX install for Visual Studio 2010
+    goto wix-not-found
+  )
+)
 call "%VS100COMNTOOLS%\..\..\vc\vcvarsall.bat"
 if not defined VCINSTALLDIR goto msbuild-not-found
 set GYP_MSVS_VERSION=2010
+set PLATFORM_TOOLSET=v100
 goto msbuild-found
 
 :msbuild-not-found
 echo Failed to find Visual Studio installation.
 goto exit
 
+:wix-not-found
+echo Build skipped. To generate installer, you need to install Wix.
+goto run
+
 :msbuild-found
 
 :project-gen
@@ -158,7 +192,7 @@ set NODE_VERSION=%NODE_VERSION%.%NIGHTLY%
 
 :msibuild
 echo Building node-%NODE_VERSION%
-msbuild "%~dp0tools\msvs\msi\nodemsi.sln" /m /t:Clean,Build /p:Configuration=%config% /p:Platform=%msiplatform% /p:NodeVersion=%NODE_VERSION% %noetw_msi_arg% %noperfctr_msi_arg% /clp:NoSummary;NoItemAndPropertyList;Verbosity=minimal /nologo
+msbuild "%~dp0tools\msvs\msi\nodemsi.sln" /m /t:Clean,Build /p:PlatformToolset=%PLATFORM_TOOLSET% /p:GypMsvsVersion=%GYP_MSVS_VERSION% /p:Configuration=%config% /p:Platform=%msiplatform% /p:NodeVersion=%NODE_VERSION% %noetw_msi_arg% %noperfctr_msi_arg% /clp:NoSummary;NoItemAndPropertyList;Verbosity=minimal /nologo
 if errorlevel 1 goto exit
 
 if defined nosign goto run