Program Error : Labview.exe has generated errors,,etc? Any Ideas

[pbran]

I keep getting this error popup titled Program Error.  The message reads, "LabView.exe has generated errors and will be closed by Windows. You will need to restart the program. An error log is being created." 

This appears to happen randomly including while a program is running, while LabView is sitting idle and even after I've closed Labview. I am running 8.0 on Windows 2000. Any ideas?

[AESulzer]

Most likely, you are encountering this message because LabVIEW has hit an internal error. You will know that an internal error has occurred because the next time you open LabVIEW, it will ask you if you would like to investigate this error and submit a log file to NI. In order to properly handle this error, you should follow the guidance of this dialog to submit the log file to NI, at which point an Applications Engineer will work with you in resolving the matter. The cause of the error could honestly be anything, and it usually requires the expertise of Applications Engineers and LabVIEW R&D to figure out exactly what that cause is.

Kind Regards,

[pbran]

Thanks for responding. Where do I find this error log though? I'm not quite sure it is even a LabView error. I checked Event Viewer in the Control Panel and was unable to find it.

Paul

[AESulzer]

Hello Paul,

There is actually a great online Knowledgebase that explains where you can find error logs, and I have linked it for you here. If you don't get a prompt from LabVIEW after the crash to "investigate the error" (which simply guides you through the process of submitting your error log), then you can submit your error log directly by going here and choosing "Email NI". Be sure to include a detailed description about how to reproduce the crash or what circumstances increase the frequency of crashes like this.

Kind Regards,