Error message "Cannot load specified wizard" with DAQmx

[Steve Gottschalk]

Running MS 8.1.2, VS 2005. Tried to create a new DAQmx project. Received a useless error message from Visual Studio, "Cannot load specified wizard". All licenses are valid, no new installs of MS. After getting message I tried to repair the MS Visual Studio .NET. Rebooted, still get same error message.

I am able to build an NI WIndows Application, but as soon as I try to add a DAQ task I get the same error message.

[KristenC]

Hi Steve,

The DAQmx task wizards are installed with NI-DAQmx.  Did you try reinstalling or repairing that?

Let me know if that does not work.

[Steve Gottschalk]

Kristen,

Repairing NI-Daq fixed the problem. Thank you.

I have done nothing to my NI SW. Other activity on the computer was to perform periodic Windows Updates. I avoided any HW related updates. I have repaired/reinstalled MS 8.1.2 several times. Each time I did this there was no explanation of why, just that I had to do it. Is there some sort of repair log file kept around that I can send to NI? 

Steve

[KristenC]

Hi Steve,

There is an installation log, but you have to enable it before doing the installation.  So, for future reference, this is how to do it:
http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/AB597E885DB7D16B86256E92006DB232?OpenDocument

Your DAQ wizards could have stopped working for any number of reasons.  The important thing to know when installing National Instruments drivers and software is to install software and then drivers to ensure everything is installed correctly.