LV2010 SP1 Installer Build Issue- Cannot find the file it need on requesyed disk

[AnalogKid2DigitalMan]

I am migrating a project from LV8.6.1 to 2010SP1 and had issues building the installer that I was finally able to overcome, but something is amiss with the process.

Brand new development PC, running XP SP3, fresh install of LV2010SP Dev Suite and also installed VDM2010 SP1 (even though the project does not use any vision modules).

-          Copied 8.6.1 project to the PC, did a mass compile of it and built the exe from scratch without issues.

-          Now it’s time to build the installer from scratch. Additional Installers were:

•  LV2010 RTE, MAX 4.7, NI-DAQmx Full App Devel Support 9.2.3, and NI-VISA 5.03.

-          Get the message that it will need some disks to build it which I have on hand:

• Dev Suite DVD#2, Drivers DVD, and VDM DVD (huh, why VDM?)

-          The installer build progresses through the first two disks fine but will not find the files it needs on the VDM DVD (it is looking for “NI System Components”).

-          Installer build bails out with a message box and no installer is created (1^st attachment). The installer logs are also attached.

-          Try the build process gain, same result.

-          Copied the VDM DVD to my hard drive and point it to that folder to get the files, same result.

-          Try again saying I don’t have the disks on hand. It lists some alternate disks to use but to get all the files it still wants the VDM DVD to complete it. Not much use, the build still fails.

-          Try one last time again selecting that I don’t have the disks on hand. I now notice that the folder the VDM was copied to on the hard drive is an option to select. Select that one and lo and behold the installer is built successfully.

So I guess it boils down to:

            - Why does it need the VDM DVD when there are no components of vision used?

            - Why can’t the installer find the files it needs on the VDM DVD or a copy of the DVD on the hard drive?

            - Why will it only work if I choose that I do not have the disks and point it to a copy of the DVD that resides on the hard drive?

-AK2DM

[Che_T.]

Hi AK2DM,

Do you happen to have screenshots of what files it's looking for?  I suspect that the installer detects that you have installed LV2010 Dev SP1 and VDM2010 SP1, so it sees it as possible sources for where dependencies will be located at.  There's a chance that it's just looking for your NI-VISA 5.03 installer files.  I would download that, and point the installer to look at that location.

Regards,

[AnalogKid2DigitalMan]

Che:

It gave no specific indication of what it was looking for, the only message that came up was in the screenshot jpg I originally posted.

The only other vague clue I had was it needed NI System Component from the VDM DVD.

Does not make sense that it required the VDM DVD since there were no vision components in the project. I presume it would have taken VISA off of the Dev Suite DVD's.

I can't replicate the problem since I had the build cache the system components required for the project. I'd rather not start deleting folders at this point since I have a viable installer at this time (after many hours of troublshooting expended).

Thanks

-AK2DM

[smithd]

Hey AnalogKid,

I think this KB may be of assistance to you: http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/websearch/8E5E6C58C625B88A8625786A005B21E0?OpenDocument

The error message is not quite the same,  but it follows the same lines and seems to have helped another customer. In their case, the problem was resolved by simply upgrading VISA, as the installer was looking for a version of VISA installed by signalexpress. I think your problem may be along the same lines, but following the KB will likely be a faster process than reinstalling items until it works.

Thanks,