LV 2016 Functions and Controls Palette Randomly Not Displaying Icons

[Wolleee]

Hi All,

I installed LV 2016 several month ago and have worked in it just fine.  Today I opened it and I no longer have any icon available in my functions or controls palette, nor does a search return any avilable functions or controls.  The files are located in the proper location on disk though.

Any suggestions how to fix this?

[billko]

Is this evaluation software?  I'm not sure what happens when it expires, but this sounds like something that should happen.

[Bob_Schor]

By any chance, did you install using a limited (like a Student) License, or an Evaluation version?  Sounds like LabVIEW has "timed out" on you ("several months ago" sounds like 3 months = 90 days ...).

Bob Schor

[Wolleee]

Although I didnt think to check that, I have an active license and it is activated. 

[Hooovahh]

Evaluation (or expired licenses) don't remove features like this, it just won't launch.  When you run LabVIEW a dialog comes up and says your license expires in X days, with a check box to say don't bother me about this on startup anymore.  Then when those days expire the Launch LabVIEW button is disabled...but now that I think about it I wonder if you could just enable that button and see it work.

Anyway this means you can't open LabVIEW or VIs after it has expired but I assume if LabVIEW is left open you don't get a nag screen, just no rebooting or quitting.

Edit: Just tested, enabling the Launch Button when it is disabled using system level calls does work, but clicking it does nothing.  I should have known NI wasn't better at protecting itself than having that work.

[Wolleee]

Hmm, i get what youre saying, but that isnt the problem either.  This is a standard license and i get no luanch button on bootup.  Ive evaluated software before so i know what it looks like.  Im even unable to add items to my palette.  Im thinking of doing a complete reinstall, which is a pain

edit: im going to try a repair of labview first. Ive never tried this before so ill find out if it gives good results.

[Wolleee · Accepted solution]

I used the NI software repair and that fixed the problem.  Still dont know what caused it, but its fixed

[billko]

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