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© 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