National Instruments Window, User Manual

©

 National Instruments Corporation

5

LabWindows/CVI Release Notes for Windows

Installing LabWindows/CVI on a Computer

1.

Make sure that your computer and monitor are on and that Windows is installed. 

2.

If installing from diskette, make back-up copies of your LabWindows/CVI diskettes and 
store the originals in a safe place. 

3.

Close all open Windows applications and leave the operating system in Windows.

4.

Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive or insert Disk 1 into drive A or drive B 
and close the drive door, if necessary. 

5.

For Windows 95 or Windows NT version 4.0 or higher, choose the Run option from the 
desktop taskbar. For Windows 3.1, choose Run from the File menu in the Program 
Manager.

6.

Type 

x:setup

 (where 

x

 is the drive you are using) in the command line box and click 

on OK.

7.

Follow the instructions that appear in the dialog boxes.

Note

When you install LabWindows/CVI for Windows 95/NT, you must choose your 
compatible compiler. If sometime later you want to change your choice, run the 
installation program again and select the option that allows you to choose a new 
compatible compiler. This method is much faster than changing your compiler 
choice by reinstalling LabWindows/CVI.

Note

You must choose the Custom Installation option to install the complete 
Windows SDK from the CD-ROM version of the LabWindows/CVI FDS (Full 
Development System). Some Windows SDK header and import library files are 
installed with the disk version and the CD-ROM version for the LabWindows/CVI 
Base Package. The Windows SDK help file is available only with the CD-ROM 
version of the LabWindows/CVI FDS.

National Instruments suggests you install the complete LabWindows/CVI program to take 
full advantage of all the LabWindows/CVI capabilities. If you choose to install with options, 
select the options you want and follow the directions on the screen. You can run the setup 
program again and install additional files, if necessary. 

Refer to the 

readme.cvi

 file for installation instructions, programming considerations, and 

changes that are too recent to be included in the printed LabWindows/CVI documentation.

Installing the Run-Time Engine on a Computer

The Run-time Engine is installed during the LabWindows/CVI installation. 
LabWindows/CVI includes a separate Run-time Engine distribution disk, or a directory on 
the CD-ROM, that has its own installation program so you can make copies for distribution 
as your license agreement permits.

To install the Run-time Engine from the Run-time Engine distribution disk, follow the 
directions in the 

Installing LabWindows/CVI on a Computer

 section earlier in this document. 

Refer to Chapter 7, Creating and Distributing Standalone Executables and DLLs, of the