Can't install LabVIEW 6.0

[Sebaste]

I try to install LabVIEW 6.0i on a PC runing Windows 98. As soon as the installation wizard apear, the message follows, can't find network loaction ..\. Error 1606.
What can I do?

[nestor-sg]

Sebaste,

I may think that you are trying to install LabVIEW either from a network location or from a copy CD?, have you try installing it from the original CD?, you may also want to check the windows registry to see if there is any record for a bad directory where windows is looking for the installer. Another suggestion I can give you is to install it by running directly the setup.exe and not from the autorun menu that came with the CD.

For this type of errors you may also want to contact us directly, for contact info please check: www.ni.com/ask and drop us an email or call us.

Good luck!

Nestor Sanchez
Applications Engineer
National Instruments

[Sebaste]

Dear Nestor
I tried to install the LabVIEW 6.0 from the original CD. I also started setup from CD directly, but it's still the same. I think that the problem is the registry file. But I don't know where to search in the registry. Can you give me a help?

Best regards

Alessandro Sebaste

[nestor-sg]

Alessandro,

For the LabVIEW registry records you may do the following: (NOTE: Make a backup of the registry file before deleting something, because the registry is a very delicate system file)

1. Go to Start >> Run... Type: "regedit" and click enter.
2. Make the backup of the file.
3. Browse through the folder HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE >> Software >> National Instruments
4. If you see this folder and inside it you see a LabVIEW folder, delete that LabVIEW folder ONLY.

If you don't have any other National Instruments software then you may want to delete also the National Instruments folder, but only in this case. Be careful when deleting registry folders, be sure to select only the folder you want to delete.

Try this and make a reboot of the c
omputer and double check the registry. After having for sure that you have a clean system then install LabVIEW.

If you still found issues when installing LabVIEW you may want to call us or email us, the contact information can be found at www.ni.com/ask in the web.

Good luck!

Nestor Sanchez
Applications Engineer
National Instruments

[Sebaste]

Hello Nestor
I already ask therfor. I recived the information, that i have to make sure, that some registry entries are correct. Also I had to clean up my registry with this RegCleaner. In fact, the registry had some error in it, I fixed them and now it's working.
Thanks for your help.

Have a nice day.

Best regards

Alessandro Sebaste