"unable to locate the run-time engine" popup window - can I re-link it to network folder instead of NI website for downloading RTE files?

[Abdulaev_Rustam]

Hi,

When you have no run-time engine installed the popup window appears and offers you to download it from NI website.
My question is, can this popup window be re-addressed to some other location such as network folder for example where I can put downloaded RTE files?
I belive that will be definitely more suitable for the (big) company users, where they may need to install a hundreds of RTEs an it is really counterproductive to download them from the Internet every time.

Kind Regards,
Rustam

[Hooovahh]

This doesn't sound like a bad idea, maybe post it on the Idea Exchange.  As of right now there is no way to edit that window, or change it's behavior sorry.

But what you can do is make an installer that includes it.  Then instead of re-downloading it all the time you have a single installer that installs it, along with your EXE, making shortcuts or doing other normal installer things.

My process usually has me making two installers.  The first one I make with EXE 1.0.0 has all additional installers needed to run the application on a fresh machine.  This is all run times, DAQmx, VISA, XNet, whatever is needed.  The installer is usually large, like a GB or more.  Then every update to my software just includes the EXE and no additional installers, which makes the installer one the order of 10s of MB.  In the process of installing the software it is made clear in a work instruction that the 1.0.0 needs to be installed first which is the Full, then the 1.2.3 Update installer can be ran.  I've often thought about making an installer that goes and does both for you, pulling the latest update from a folder, but that hasn't been necessary yet.

[Abdulaev_Rustam]

Ok, thanks for the advise.

I'll try to post it on the Exchage.