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GPIB Installation Error

I have a clean PC, newly built with Windows XP.  I have a big package of NI CDs with LV 8.2, CVI ,Device Drivers, Measurement Studio, etc.  I installed everything with default settings and went into Max, and under Devices and Interfaces I didn't see any GPIB devices listed.  So I right clicked and added a "GPIB Interface", at which point I got an error that there is a problem with "gpib-32.dll".  The error message recommended reinstalling NI 488.2.  I tried that, and had the same problem.  I then uninstalled everything and reinstalled LV 8.2 and the device driver CD (Nov 2006 version) with default settings.  The problem persisted.  So I uninstalled everything again and installed only the device driver CD.  After that, the GPIB interface worked just fine.  Then I installed LV 8.2, and the problem came back.  I checked that the file exists in C:\I386 and C:\Windows\system32.  What am I doing wrong?
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This is likely to happen if you have another driver loaded which has replaced the gpib-32.dll file.  This could include the Agilent I/O Libraries (Version 14.1, 14.2 does not cause this problem as far as I know), or any other GPIB drivers from other manufacturers which may alter or replace the gpib-32.dll file.
 
-Jason S.
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