Instrument I/O Assistant not installed correctly. No driver file came with the student version of Labview.

[DustTheWind]

I installed the student version of Labview and at 99% installation there was a window that came up.  The image just below this phrase "Install from An NI Device Drivers DVD" at this link: http://www.ni.com/gettingstarted/installsoftware/instrumentcontrol.htm is the window that pops up.  Now the problem is I don't have a driver cd.  I downloaded a student version from: http://ftp.ni.com/evaluation/labview/ekit/other/downloader/2012LV-WinEng_downloader.exe .  It comes in an install file.  I then tried download a drivers file I got here: http://joule.ni.com/nidu/cds/view/p/id/3145/lang/en and i used the exe file which saves a folder on the computer.  The folder is just full of stuff like .bin files ect.

I then reinstalled everything after uninstalling it and back at 99%  a few times and the same window came up that I listed above.  I try and point the window the the driver location in all the folders.  None of them work.  I even tried pointing it to the 488.2 IEEE and Visa folders I downloaded and they don't work.  That red message in the window remains, "The specified folder does not contain the correct volume" and it gives you no clue what its looking for.  So I just told it to skip that part and it finishes the installation.  I put in my access code and that seems to go ok.  

After installation I install the 488.2 IEEE and Visa drivers.  Visa seems to include the Istrument I/O Assistant some how but it dosn't seem to solve the problem I describe below.  

Next I go in and start up Labview and I start a project and go into block view diagram.  I start off by draging in the "Instrument I/O Assistant" to connect  to A volt meter by pcib-usb. When I double click the "instrument I/O assistant" a window comes up "Measurement & Automation Explorer or the instrument I/O Assistant is not installed correctly.  Please install these from the LabVIEW Driver CD."  But again the driver CD I downloaded seems useless.  The driver folder directory is NI Device Drivers>>Aug12>>Products>>"A whole slew of folders full of .msi and .cab files yikes."  

All I need is to access the Instrument I/O Assistant so I can configure it to communicate with an instrument so I can be sure my program will communicate properly with an instrument.  However this is the 3rd day to wrestling with this program.  I was too frustrated yesterday to post this and I feel much better today.  Any suggestions on how to get this configured properly?  

[DustTheWind]

Interesting on the download it looks like there should be a part 2 for the download but its only downloading part 1 ,Link:" http://joule.ni.com/nidu/cds/view/p/id/3145/lang/en ".  Maybe thats part of the problem.  Thee is a .iso image and I know some programs can load that to make a virtural cd and its like 6GB.  Much larger than the .exe file.  

I was wondering is this question in the wrong area?  Or is it just a difficult question?  Not sure but I hope I get a fix for this issue soon.  I need to get the program running so I can start learning how to program.  Ill check and see if its a bad download for the driver cd that's the problem possibly. 

[DustTheWind]

Hah yeah that link it dosn't make it obvious but below is listed support files and there is a part 2 below.  That might be part of the problem.  If I can get these drivers proprly installed it might just take care of the lack of Instrument I/O Assistant operability... hopefully.  

[DustTheWind]

Eh?  This might be the wrong forum after all.  Turns out this is a hardware forum and I saw a software forum.  However Its kinda related but not really.  Its the part of the software that communicates to GPIB hard ware.  

[DustTheWind · Accepted solution]

Yes! yes! ... sigh yes... problem solved.  Aparently the driver download was not complete and it wasn't obvious before that it hadn't downloaded part 2.  So part do was downloaded of the drivers and it solved all my problems.  Choir of angels chimes in "Haleluah!"  Ok thanks me and all helpers!  Pats myself on the back.  Job well done.  o/  Glad I could get that off me chest.  And to think that some people pay others to listen to them talk to themselves :oD  hehe.