Hi,


1)

Please confirm:-

if the library shows on the Visual Micro Add Library menu but the compile fails?
   OR
the library does not show on the visual micro menu
 
2)

If you attempt to compile with the library #included you must see an error? Please ensure vmico>compiler>verbose is enabled and also the "show build properties" item. Then build and post or email the output.

Okay often the confusion is a change of "sketchbook folder"

Normally skethcbook is mydocuments\arduino therefore downloaded libraries are in mydocuments\arduino\libraries\[lib-name]

So if you download when sketchbook is set to no folder or folder A then change to folder B you will no longer see the downloaded libs.

it's your normal windows "Documents" folder

often located in c:\users\[your name]\documents

If you do not set a sketchbook folder in arduino preferences or in visual micro ide location dialog then the default is your documents\arduino folder.

There is nothing to installing an arduino library other than unpacking a zip into the sketchbook\libraries folder.

Nothing to installing an arduino ide than unpacking the arduino ide zip into a folder of your choice (first .exe install does install usb drivers but you can find them below the ide for manuall install in future).

Restart visual micro or click re-scan if you make changes.

Make sure you have not set a sketchbook path in visual micro, just in arduino ide file prefs so you don't get confused.

There isn't any info written to a hidden area that prevents you from moving stuff around without breakage other than being clear about where your \libraries folder is.

Thanks