locate the "NI labVIEW 8.5.1" distribution

[jzambrano]

When I building a installer I get this message "Locate the "NI LabVIEW 8.5.1" distribution.  LabVIEW needs to copy a component installed or updated by the distribution to continue building the installer."  

I know the program is asking the original CD of LabVIEW but I don't have it since I installed LabVIEW from the Web using this computer of my laboratory at UT-Austin Campus. Is there any easy way to fix this without having to download the LabVIEW 2009 core disks and install them?

[Verne_D]

You can reinstall the component that is pointing to that distribution (e.g. DAQmx drivers or something else) if it's a driver that you're including in your installer. If it's a LabVIEW component (like the Variable Engine) you'll have to find the distribution or install from a new one. 

If you know you'll be building installers, I recommend taking a hard drive hit and storing a copy of all my installation disks on the machine and installing from them. This costs space but eliminates the DVD goose chase. I keep mine on a second HD.