also when I clicked on the install drivers, it say lack admin privileges

\\dist\\extension.js:2:1475262\n\tat ChildProcess.exithandler (node:child_process:411:7)\n\tat ChildProcess.emit (node:events:519:28)\n\tat maybeClose (node:internal/child_process:1101:16)\n\tat ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:304:5)","category":"utils execChildProcess ...

error messages today

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{"message":"Cannot access filePath: c:<HOMEPATH>\\.vscode-insiders\\extensions\\espressif.esp-idf-extension-1.10.2\\CMakeLists.txt","stack ...

yes to that error message.
yesterday evening from vscode
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tries your cmdline with some changes to point to the correct directories

C:\Users\test\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python313\python.exe: can't open file 'C:\\users\\test\\esp\\frameworks\\esp-idf-v5.5.1 ...

I tried a clean install again with the online exe program. Fails again. I include the log from today attempt.
This frustrating as before the current failed esp-idf installation, it is very slow using vscode insider with the esp-idf extension as it takes a long time(more than 20mins) scanning for ...

I been trying to install espidftools using the onlline 2.3.5 exe and also the v5.5 offline and it keeps failing at the same point. I even launch it using adminstrator privilege. I done this several times after uninstalling. I tried pretty much everything I can find online.
The end snippet of the ...

If you check here, https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esp-idf/en/latest/esp32/api-guides/build-system.html
under renaming main component, it gives you instructions if you are not using main.c or main directory.
In my case I am using src directory with main.cpp as the file with my 'main code ...