# I can't setup particle photon **URL:** \ **Category:** Troubleshooting\ **Created:** [December 3, 2017, 5:31am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/i-cant-setup-particle-photon/37834 "2017-12-03T05:31:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Champion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Champion](https://community.particle.io/u/Champion)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2017, 5:31am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/i-cant-setup-particle-photon/37834/1 "2017-12-03T05:31:45Z")
Yesterday I try to setup particle photon but I got error.Is there anyone who can help with this? ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/particle/original/3X/7/6/76a02bf750c0790eea95134045906cd36041e808.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![kolban](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/kolban/32/16085_2.png) [@kolban](https://community.particle.io/u/kolban)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2017, 6:14am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/i-cant-setup-particle-photon/37834/2 "2017-12-03T06:14:28Z")
What version of Windows are you using? For me, I found that downloading and installing a complete installer package gave me the best CLI experience. See: [https://binaries.particle.io/cli/installer/windows/ParticleCLISetup.exe](https://binaries.particle.io/cli/installer/windows/ParticleCLISetup.exe) ---
**Author:** ![ScruffR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/scruffr/32/6952_2.png) [@ScruffR](https://community.particle.io/u/ScruffR)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2017, 7:13am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/i-cant-setup-particle-photon/37834/3 "2017-12-03T07:13:47Z")
In addition to @kolban’s hint you can always avoid “wizardry” and do things ol’ school. Place you device in Listening/Setup Mode and use ```nohighlight particle identify particle serial wifi particle device add ```