Runtime engine files 8.2

[Joost Schouten]

Hi,

Since most users of my written program are users with "restricted right" acounts under Windows XP I copied the Runtime engine files of LV7.11 manualy by copying the

"Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 7.1\Shared\LabVIEW Run-Time\7.1" files to the harddisk and run a build executable from that directory. Since this application looks in its own directory for support-files this worked fine for LV7.1.

Last week I converted my program to the LV8.2 version. When I tried to copy the RTE8.2 file in the same way as I did before, the program would start-up. It asks for a NIINI32.DLL file. When I include this file it does not return any errors, but the program doesn't start. Can anyone tell me whether their is a different way to run a exe-file build by LV-application builder by copying files manual in stead of running the RTE-installer?

Thanks in advance,

[Benoit]

I know that NI did the run time engine to minimize space when installing multiple application. But i'm agree with you, we should have another way to build executable without the runtime engine. Some people dont know what it the runtime engine and uninstall it. afther that they just cant use the program anymore. The other reason, it that a VI use just some Kbyte and the run time engine that include almost everything, need some Mbyte.

If somebody know, please tell us......

[Joost Schouten]

Space is in my case not an issue, since everybody has the same network-share. The problem is that the installer of run-time needs administrator-rights under Windows XP. When copying by hand, this isn't needed.