help with "a dynamic link library initialization routine failed" error message

[peter_cherios]

Hi,

I am using LabView 7.0 and I've been using it on the same machine for a while and when one day I tried launching my VI it gave me error message "a dynamic link library (DLL) initialization routine failed".
I tried different solutions that people tried but none worked for me.
Does anyone know why I would all of a sudden get this message?

I appreciate your help
Mario

[Former NI Employee MS]

Hi Peter_Cherios,

Doest the error message give you further information about the DLL causing this ?

Regards,

[peter_cherios]

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@Mathieu Steiner wrote:

Hi Peter_Cherios,

Doest the error message give you further information about the DLL causing this ?

Regards,

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This is what I get:

Error loading "D:Program Files\National instruments\LabView 7.0\vi.lib\Daq\lvdaq.dll"
A dynamic link library(DLL)initialization routine failed.


I've tried many things but nothing worked.

[Former NI Employee MS]

Hi back Peter,

First of all, please check this link (even if according to your descrition, the install should have been done for a while). If this is not dealing with your problem, try the following -> give the user 'write' rights privileges to the directory "C:\Program Files\National Instruments\", in addition to "read", "list", and "execute" rights.

Have you tried to repair your softwares installation by going to the add/remove programs utilitie and click on repair ? This may solve the problem as well.

Hope this can help you in some way !

Regards,