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gpib enet on windows 2003 server

Hello,
I need help regarding the installation of the GPIB ENET 100 on Windows 2003 Server.
I've installed LabView 8.2 on Windows 2003 Server and everything seems to work fine on the software side, but I'm not able to add any GPIB hardware from the MAX.
As soon as I try to add a new GPIB device, the message "Unable to find nigpib.inf You need to reinstall the NI-488.2 driver software." pops up, but the file nigpib.inf exists and is placed at "C:\WINDOWS\Inf", where I think it were supposed to be.
However, as suggested, I tried to reinstall NI-488.2, and I made it twice, the first time again from the installation DVD, the second time from the most updated version available on the NI site.
In both cases the installer finished immediately since according to it, the software was already and correctly installed.

Just as information: I've installed the NI-488.2 on many WinXP machines on the same local network and everything always worked perfectly with the GPIB ENET. I've never encountered this problem before.

Now I really don't know what to do...
Can anybody help me?

Best regards.
Luca
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Hi Luca,

Unfortunately, there is no supported NI-488.2 driver for Windows Server 2003.  Sometimes the drivers will work, but it has not been tested, so there is no guarantee that it will work.

Do the other PCs you mentioned have Windows Server 2003 as OS?

Let me know if you have any questions

Fabio

Fabio M.
NI
Principal Engineer
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Hi Fabio,

the other PCs I mentioned have Windows XP professional SP2 as OS.
It seems I have no choice but give up...

Thank you very much for the fast reply.
Have a nice day,
Luca

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Luca,
We run the driver and some code inside a VM running Windows XP.  The host machine is a Windows 2003 server.  Not an elegant solution but it got the job done.
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