Error Code 2908

[paryani]

I have developed a meas studio application using Visual Studio 2003.net in C++.  I am using the Windows deployment tool.  During the setup on certain machines with Labview Express installed, the installer fails with Error Code 2908 which MSDN reports that the installer could no register a component.

The installer than says that an "an error occurred....of assembly of National Instruments.Common.Version= "7.1.0.243"

[jlaney]

Hello,

This is strange since I do not think that LabVIEW Express installs anything Measurement Studio related.  Can you send me some information so that I may track this issue down?

• Right click on "MyComputer" and select manage.  Go to the Application event viewer and see if there are any MSI errors that relate to this and send me the entier message (it is selectable for copy).
• Run your installer to generate a log and send me the log file:
  setup.exe /l*v "c:\templog.txt"  <- you can use any name/location you want for the log file.

Regards,
Jeff
NI

[DWeiland]

Hi paryani,

Does this happen on all of your computers wiht LabVIEW 7.0 installed? Or just a select few?

There is an MSDN Knowledge base that refers to the same error code when installing some of Microsoft's own products. I recommends taking the following steps to remedy the problem:

1. Click Start and then click Run.
   
2. In the Open box, type msconfig and then click OK.
   
3. In the General tab, click the Selective Startup bullet.
   
4. Take note of how your startup is currently configured.
   
5. Click to clear each check box listed under the Selective Startup menu, and then click OK.
   
6. Restart your computer.
   
7. Click Start and then click Run.
   
8. In the Open box, type scanreg /fix and then click OK.
   
9. When the process has finished, your computer automatically restarts.
   
10. Repeat steps 1, 2, and 3.
    
11. In the Selective Startup menu, reinstate the old startup configuration that was initially setup for your computer or click Normal Startup - load all device drivers and software and then click OK.
    
12. Reboot and try the install again.

Try this and see if it has any effect. You can find the MSDN Knowledge Base I referred to here:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;299777

Thanks paryani, have a good one!

Dan Weiland
Applications Engineer
National Instruments