nidevldr service does not start (consistently) after reboot. We are running TestStand 4.2.1 on Win 7, 32 bit.
National Instruments mDNS service starts after reboot, but stops shortly thereafter. As we understand it, the NI mDNS must be started in order for nidevldr to start.
Both services are set to automatically restart after 1st, 2nd & subsequent failures per NI Document ID: 4BHID6DE.
This is probably not the right forum for this question, nidevldr is not TestStand specific. Perhaps someone in one of the hardware forums would be better able to help you.
Aside from the cases mentioned in the 4BHID6DE document, It's possible that there is a firewall or antivirus software that is restricting this service from running properly. If you have any of those configured they may be worth adding exceptions to.
But, as Doug mentioned, this probably isn't the best place to pose this type of question as this forum is focuses on TestStand questions. I would actually recommend posting in the Multifunction DAQ (https://forums.ni.com/t5/Multifunction-DAQ/bd-p/250) forums, as they rely more on the device loader service for troubleshooting DAQ hardware.
This issue would have been best placed in the multifunction DAQ forum. The issue was an out of date mDNS Responder which was fixed by upgrading to the latest NI System Configuration. Further detailed description of this problem was found here.
Thanks for the followup information on what it took to clear this issue up. I'm glad you were able to find a resolution in the MultifunctionDAQ forums!
