Error in LabView.exe after each start

[Bendz]

I installed LabView 7.0 in an older computer (Pentium III, 500 MHz, 512M RAM, Windows 2k sp4) along with GPIB and E-series PCI cards. Each time I open LabView it crashes and says "LabView.exe has generated errors and will be closed by Windows. An error log is being generated." The error log is attached, but means nothing to me. It crashes with regularity within 30 sec of opening LabView but I seem to be able to run .vi's during that time. I've tried:
1) Reinstalling
2) updating video card driver and ActiveX
3) installing on a different drive
none of these help.

Any help you may have would be appreciated.

[shoneill]

Long shot.....

Try deleting the ini file for LabVIEW. The error log looks like a LabVIEW ini file.....

When re-installing LAbVIEW, make sure to delete all old, unwanted files before re-installing.

Hope this helps

Shane.

[Zvezdana S.]

Hello,
The file you attached is a LabVIEW.ini file, where the configuration settings are stored. Please find the error log file, and this should give you a better idea what might have caused the error.

There are two types of log files. There are those created by LabVIEW and those created by Windows.

The log file created after internal LabVIEW errors is called LabVIEW_Failure_Log.txt and it is stored in your temporary LabVIEW directory. By default, this directory is located at C:\Documents and Settings\(User Name)\Local Settings\Temp (Windows 2000).

NOTE: By default, the Local Settings folder is a hidden folder. In order to view hidden files and folders in Windows Explorer, select Tools » Folder Options » View. In the Advanced Settings field, select Show
hidden files and folders.

If you have modified the location of you temporary directory, the log file will be located there. To view or change LabVIEW's temporary directory path, go to Tools » Options » Paths » Temporary Directory. For more information on the error information contained in the LabVIEW_Failure_Log.txt file, visit the LabVIEW Internal Error Support Page linked below.

If you receive an error message saying that LabVIEW has generated errors and will be closed by Windows, there will be a different log file created. This is a log file created by Windows, and by default it is a Dr. Watson's error log file. These log files are saved as .log file under ...\WINNT folder for NT based systems, and as .wlg under ...\Windows\Drwatson folder for Windows 9.x systems.

If you open just LabVIEW, without trying to open a VI, will you still receive the crash? If so, can you create a new simple VI similar to the VIs that crash LabVIEW and run it? Do you call any hardware driver or o
ther dlls with the VIs that cause LabVIEW to crash?

Zvezdana S.
National Instruments

[Bendz]

I was able to run simple .vi's before it crashed, but even if I don't call one up and leave the opening frame (i.e. "New .. Open.." etc.) it would still crash.

I may have solved the problem though. I reinstalled Win2k (not a big deal - I don't want to use this computer for anything besides LabView; it's not even hooked up to the internet), and since then it has not crashed. Because I did this I lost any error logs that may have been created.

Thanks for the help and if the problems reoccur I'll send out another note. This time at least I'll know where the error log is 🙂