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Having problems installing the driver software

I am having problems installing the driver software for the AT-GPIB/TNT board,NI-488.2 version 3.0.Whenever I run the diagnostic as specified I get the foolowing error messages:
 
ibdiag test-Error reading NI-PNP.INI
 
ibtest test ;-unable to locate c;\Windows\GPIB.INI
 
gpibIinfo test ;-warning you do not have the GPIB.DLL driver file installed.
 
I tried installing the software several it stills give the same response.
 
I would appreciate if you  could assist me in overcoming this problem.
 
Thanks,
 
Osayi .U.
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Hi Osayi,

Can you please tell me what version of NI-488.2 you are using? To find this information go to
Measurement & Automation Explorer and expand My System » Software. Click on NI-488.2 and the driver information will appear on the right.

Check the following tutorial and depending on your operating system download the appropriate version of NI-488.2.

GPIB Driver Versions for Microsoft Windows and DOS

Thank you,



Simran K
National Instruments
Applications Engineer
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The version is 3.0 of the 488.2 software.
 
Thanks,
 
Osayi U
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Hi,
The version of the software is 2.7.2,pls disregard the previous reply .
 
 
Thanks,
 
 
Osayi U
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There's no such thing as version 3. Did you look at the link? Did you not read what version of the driver you need for that old card?
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2.7.2 does not exist either. Where are you finding these numbers?
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The version is MS- DOS,sorry for the earlier wrong version.

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Hi Osayi,

Sorry about the confusion. You need to download NI-488.2 version 2.7.2. Uninstall the old driver and reinstall version 2.7.2. Please make sure the device is not connected when installing the driver.

Thank you,

Simran K
National Instruments
Applications Engineer
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