I have LabView but not Measurement Studio. I would like to write .NET programs to access my GPIB instruments. I have found some tips for that which led me to http://www.ni.com/download/ni-488.2-3.1.1/3786/en/ . Here you can download the NI-488.2 3.1.1 drivers which are supposed to have Visual Studio hooks and help built in and work with .NET 4.5.
When I try to install the downloaded file ni4882_311.exe, I'm told that I need .NET v1.1 in order to run the installer. What?? I need an ancient version of .NET in order to install NI drivers for the latest version? .NET v1.1 does not install directly on Windows 7 so I found an elaborate procedure from Microsoft which supposedly would install it, but that fails telling me there are "compatibility issues".
So how do I install NI 3.1.1 GPIB drivers for use with .NET 4.5 on a Windows 7 machine?
