So when you ask a programming question online, it's horrible etiquitte to just say "I figured it out."
You need to post what you figured out. What was causing your problem, and how you resolved it.
Not that it matters much on CE, where this topic will he gone in a couple of days but any programmer can tell you there's nothing more soul crushing than searching google for your error message, finding a post with exactly your problem and then seeing "never mind I figured it out."
No matter how embarrasing of a rookie mistake it seems like, make sure you detail the solution because even the most seasoned of developers have those derpy moments and believe it or not, there are probably fledgling programmers out there even more confused than you are, too.
True say. Basically, during the 'create new project' section in Visual Studio Community, I had to check a box called 'Empty project'. Not sure exactly, why but I'm just glad it worked ---