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uninstall labview runtime 8.5
DrMike
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12-05-2007 09:21 AM
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I installed the full (97 MB!!) LV 8.5 run time on a XP machine. I
want to see if my application might work with the smaller (24 MB) LV
8.5 run-time so I want to first uninstall the bigger run-time and then
install the smaller one. The problem is that the LV8.5 run-time
doesn't appear in "Add/remove programs" -not in the main list or under
NI software. Following previous posts I also directly ran the
NIuninstaller.exe in \program files\national instruments\shared with
the same result - no item even remotely mentions labview 8.5.
Note - I know that version run time is installed correctly because my
exe works and I can find it's folder under program files\national
instruments\shared\labview run-time.
So two questions:
1- how to uninstall? I would like to do a proper uninstall and not just delete the folder.
2-In case I can't do this maybe someone can tell me the chances of the smaller run-time engine workng. My app doesn't use any NI hardware. The notes which describe the two installers say the smaller installer is for viewing remote panels in browsers but seems to leave the door open that other applicatoins might work with it. Can anyone say definitively that the smaller runtime ONLY works for remote panels in browsers?
So two questions:
1- how to uninstall? I would like to do a proper uninstall and not just delete the folder.
2-In case I can't do this maybe someone can tell me the chances of the smaller run-time engine workng. My app doesn't use any NI hardware. The notes which describe the two installers say the smaller installer is for viewing remote panels in browsers but seems to leave the door open that other applicatoins might work with it. Can anyone say definitively that the smaller runtime ONLY works for remote panels in browsers?
andre.buurman@c
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12-05-2007 09:29 AM
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All NI software can be changed by selecting the "National Instruments Software" and select change in the software management console.
Regards,
André (CLA, CLED)
André (CLA, CLED)
12-05-2007 09:44 AM
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If you mean use Add/Remove programs, select National Instruments Software, then highlight the item to remove - my orignal post explained very clearly that LV 8.5 run-time is not in the list. If you mean something else please explain.
Brian_T
NI Employee (retired)
12-06-2007 10:37 AM - last edited on 02-23-2012 05:04 PM by JordanG
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DrMike,
NI LabVIEW Run-Time 8.0 and later can be removed in a different way.
- Delete the 8.5 folder from C:\Program Files\National Instruments\Shared\LabVIEW Run-Time\
- Run msiblast.exe (attached)
- Delete the following entry:
NI LabVIEW Run-Time Engine 8.2 - Restart your PC
You now should be able to install the smaller Run-Time engine for 8.5.
Brian Taraba
Applications Engineer
National Instruments
12-06-2007 11:01 AM
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Thanks Brian, that sounds like what I need. But I just want to be sure of something before a run the msiblast.exe: I want to just uninstall the LV 8.5 run-time and leave all my other labview versions and run-times (6.0,6.1, 7.0,7.1, 8.2) alone. Does this blaster let me pick from just LV8.5 run-time from a list and leave everything else alone?
Brian_T
NI Employee (retired)
12-06-2007 11:09 AM
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Yes you will be able to select the individual components.
NarenS
NI Employee (retired)
12-07-2007 11:23 AM
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You can uninstall the Runtime Engine (RTE) by launching the installer again. This will bring up the installer in "maintenance mode" and it will provide an option to uninstall the runtime engine. For the standard installer, select each of the features in the tree and select the "Remove" option. For the browser plugin installer there is a specific "Uninstall" option.
The difference between the standard RTE and the browser plugin is that the standard also includes support for variables, for datasocket and for USI. If your application does not need these, you should be able to use the smaller installer. But as you are doing, I would make sure that this applies to you by testing your application with the smaller installer.
Naren
National Instruments R&D
The difference between the standard RTE and the browser plugin is that the standard also includes support for variables, for datasocket and for USI. If your application does not need these, you should be able to use the smaller installer. But as you are doing, I would make sure that this applies to you by testing your application with the smaller installer.
Naren
National Instruments R&D
gaga
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04-03-2008 06:39 PM
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How to do that in Mac OS X? I can't even find out where the runtime engine file is.
CarlaU
NI Employee (retired)
04-04-2008 04:36 PM
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Hi gaga,
On a Mac OS, you will just have to go to the harddrive and find the Library folder. From the library folder, go into the Frameworks folder (Harddrive: Library\Frameworks). You can then search for the LabVIEW X.X Runtime.framework and delete it. That should uninstall the LabVIEW runtime engine for you. I hope that helps!
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gaga
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04-04-2008 06:52 PM
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Thanks for suggestion.
I tried that. But when I tried to install runtime engine 8.2, I kept getting messages like "You cannot install LabVIEW 8.2 Runtime Engine on this volume. A newer version of this software already exists on this volume." and the installation stalled.
I tried that. But when I tried to install runtime engine 8.2, I kept getting messages like "You cannot install LabVIEW 8.2 Runtime Engine on this volume. A newer version of this software already exists on this volume." and the installation stalled.
@CarlaU wrote:Hi gaga,
On a Mac OS, you will just have to go to the harddrive and find the Library folder. From the library folder, go into the Frameworks folder (Harddrive: Library\Frameworks). You can then search for the LabVIEW X.X Runtime.framework and delete it. That should uninstall the LabVIEW runtime engine for you. I hope that helps!
