Troubleshooting "error generating preview" in Installer

[Jeff-P]

The log files will show up in the destination directory that you are building to. As a general note about this issue, the fix is now included in LabVIEW 2013 SP1, available through NI Update Service and on the web at - http://www.ni.com/download/labview-development-system-2013-sp1/4527/en/

Regards,

Jeff Peacock 

Product Support Engineer | LabVIEW R&D | National Instruments 

[MoparElwood2]

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@Jeff-P wrote:

Hello all,

We discovered an additional case that can cause this error. Please see this KB for steps on how to replace a VI to fix this error

If you copy the attached file to Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 2013\vi.lib\AppBuilder\Engine\ and replace the file there with the same name, you should be able to build an installer.

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Just an FYI This worked for me. I did have newest version of LV 2013 (Yes I have a project still stuck on it) 

Thanks for the info everyone.  

[jncuevas]

Twelve years later this is still a problem.  Rather than seek to understand, which is pointless given the state of customer support from NI in 2025, I suggest mass-compile your project folder.  For me it works most of the time.