unable to install labview real-time

[AbuIbrahim]

I just successfully installed labview v8.0 on a pc and this is my first time to ever use this application. I was trying to install labview real-time v7.1 for my cRIO.  Unfortunately, it failed to install. I received an error message saying that I needed to have LabView 7.1 prior to the installation. LabView 8.0 is working great and I dont understand why does LV real-time wants an older version.

Do I have to uninstall LabView v8.0 and order an older version to get labview v7.1 to get running?

Any insights for a newbie will be greatful.

Thanks 

[AbuIbrahim]

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[JMota]

What do you mean by "I was trying to install labview real-time v7.1 for my cRIO"?  It is not clear if you got the error when installing that piece of software in the cRIO RT controller or when you were installing the software on your PC.

Nonetheless, if your intention is to use LabVIEW 8.0, then there is no reason why you need to install anything that has to do with LV 7.1 (such as cRIO RT support for LV 7.1 on your PC or LV RT -real-time- on the controller). In your case, it seems to be ok to ignore errors related to LV 7.1; it could have been that the computer you are installing NI software on had an older version of LV that was not properly uninstalled.

BTW, the installers should be smart enough to install the right versions you will need given you install LV 8.0 first. To ensure all needed pieces are installed, make sure you run the installers in this order: LabVIEW first, followed by LV RT and/or LV FPGA, and NI-RIO last.

Hope this helps.

JMota
National Instruments

[AbuIbrahim]

Hi JMota,

Thank you for your reply. Actualy I never had a previous version of LV installed on the PC. This is my first time to install Labview. I was able to install LAbview v8.0 and LV FPGA. When I tried the software installation of LV real-time module, I recieved the error message attached. When I click ok the installation aborts by itself. There is no way to ignore the message or to bypass it.

Thank you again,

AbuIbrahim

[JMota]

Abulbrahim,

The error you are getting is due the fact that you are trying to install LV RT 7.1 (LabVIEW Real-Time) on top of an installation of LabVIEW 8.0, and they are incompatible.

In order to use LV RT with LV 8.0, you must have LV RT 8.0. To be able to install LV RT 7.1, you must have LabVIEW 7.1 installed.

In other words, to get a correct installation, you must use the LV RT 8.0 CD to install LV RT on your computer. If you recently got the CDs for LV and LV RT, you should have gotten version 8.0 for both of them. You may want to contact your sales channel to see why you didn't get LV RT 8.0, or look to see if you have that CD around.

JMota
National Instruments