Missing IVI.visa.dll and NationalInstruments.Visa.dll after IVI ICPSetup-1601f2

[DavidHary]

I am missing the IVI and NI Visa .NET DLLs.  This is both on a new system and a system that was updated 1/2/2017 using the latest patch (16.0.1)

1. Is this a known issue?
2. Please advise of a quick way to install these file, e.g., what package from the CD could be used from the command line with the /reinstall option

Thanks 

David

[BennyBenson]

Hi David,

If you do a modify install on your NI VISA driver, you should see an area to install .NET support. If you select to install .NET support, it should install the appropriate files.

[DavidHary]

Hi Andrew,

Thank you so much for your answer.  I wish it were so easy. Nonetheless, a fair answer for commencing this conversation. 

The specific reply to your comment: Elementary Watson--done that already: the installer reports 'nothing to install'.  

I think getting the answers to both original questions could serve others as well: (1) is this a known issue; (2) which package from the CD (NI4882_1600f0.exe) can be run with the /reinstall option to recover these two missing files without having to run the full installation?

Thanks again!

David

[BennyBenson]

Hi David,

1. It is currently not a known issue. I tried running the patch on my computer, and my IVI.visa.dll and NationalInstruments.Visa.dll were still able to be found.

2. If it's believed that your VISA driver may be missing files, I would suggest running the full VISA installation to be certain there aren't other files that may have been deleted or corrupted. I would suggest doing this with the NI VISA from our downloads page rather than through NI-488.2 reinstall. 

NI-VISA 16.0

http://www.ni.com/download/ni-visa-16.0/6184/en/

[DavidHary]

Hi Andrew,

Running 488.2 setup with the /reinstall option restored the files. I take this to mean that somehow the files got zapped after the initial installation; a mystery to be left behind while moving on.

I'll follow your advice on using the NI-VISA installer next month when I expect a new release given the semi-annual schedule. This will mean running both NI-488.2 (w/o VISA) and NI-VISA, which is okay. .  

Best

David