Issues installing Workbench's VSIX (combined from multiple threads.)

Developer Tools Particle Workbench
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hi @ctmorrison - sorry for the bumps! hopefully we can get you back on track here. let’s try this:

  1. open VSCode
  2. verify you are using the latest version (v1.29.1) via the “Code > About Visual Studio Code” menu selection (if you are not, update your copy and resume these steps upon completion)
  3. flip to the extensions panel via the “View > Extensions” menu selection
  4. verify you are using the latest versions (v1.0.0-alpha.5) of the Workbench extensions (if you are not, check your email for the update link we sent yesterday or visit https://www.particle.io/workbench to get the latest and resume these steps once you’ve installed)
  5. close any open folders via the “File > Close Folder” menu selection (shown in your screen grab above - it’ll be grayed out if you don’t have any folders open)
  6. run the Particle: Create Project command (cmd+shift+p then type “particle” and select from the list) and follow the prompts. upon completion, your new workspace should be loaded.
  7. run the Particle: Configure Workspace for Device command and select the Device OS version and your hardware platform (e.g. deviceOS@0.7.0 and photon or if you are using our new Gen 3 hw, deviceOS@0.8.0-rc.25 and argon, etc). depending on your selection, you may see additional dependencies start to download & install.
  8. write or import some basic “hello world” code in the src/<your project name>.ino file
  9. from the main menu bar select: “Terminal > Run Task…” and run one of the compilation or flash tasks

if you run into issues, please let me know the step where you hit the issue and if possible try running the Particle: Audit Environment command and sharing the non-sensitive info here.

thanks again for trying the developer preview of workbench - your feedback is much appreciate!