MSBuild failing on Automated Test project - msbuild

I just added an automated test project to my C# solution and checked it into my build server.
When the build script runs using MSBuild (.NET Framework 3.5), it gives me several errors (such as the following):
**cs(2,17): error CS0234: The type or namespace name 'VisualStudio' does not exist in the namespace 'Microsoft' (are you missing an assembly reference?)
**.cs(21,17): error CS0246: The type or namespace name 'TestContext' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)
**.cs(73,10): error CS0246: The type or namespace name 'TestMethod' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)
**.cs(73,10): error CS0246: The type or namespace name 'TestMethodAttribute' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)
**.cs(14,6): error CS0246: The type or namespace name 'TestClass' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)
**.cs(14,6): error CS0246: The type or namespace name 'TestClassAttribute' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)
When I run the .NET 3.5 msbuild on my computer, it builds correctly.
The build server does not have .NET 4.0 on it, and stepping it up is not an option. Can anyone suggest what could be causing the difference and what I can do to get the test project building successfully ?
Thanks


As stated above, the easiest thing to do is to install the appropriate version of Visual Studio on your build server to get all of the MSTest dependencies. This is what is typically done.
If for whatever reason you can't do that, the following page shows how to get your dependencies available without the VS2008 install:
http://www.shunra.com/shunrablog/index.php/2009/04/23/running-mstest-without-visual-studio/

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Build FAILED.
Any suggestions what the problem could be? Running ms build from the command works for the solution and without any additional parameters when the project was compiles in VS bevor. After a clean solution the same errors occur. Must be some parameter or reference problem; Line two talks bout v4 and v3.5 problems; but i can't figure out how to solve this.
Greets

Error info directly shows that you use incorrect version of MSBuild
This assembly is built by a runtime newer than the currently loaded runtime and cannot be loaded.
Try to rebuild with MSBuild 4.0
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe *.sln /t:rebuild
OR/AND from VS2010 Command Line.

I had a similar problem which seemed to be caused by running Jenkins as a service under the SYSTEM account. Somehow cmd.exe was not referencing all the necessary environment variables to be able to find my NUnit assemblies.
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Im building from the default windows cmd using:
C:...\MSBuild.exe *.sln
The solution-projects are all 3.5; only the Unit-Test Project is 4.0 (as you can't change this)
I just mentioned, that building it that way works, when i build it first with VS and don't deleted (clean solution) the binaries. Never mind.
How do i have to use msbuild from cmd to build a *.sln including unittests?