LV 8.6 instalation fails due to invalid drive

[RTSLVU]

So I downloaded my copy of LV 8.6 yesturday.  Installing it was taking forever and after and hour and a half I decided to just go home and just let it run. I came in this morning and there was a message saying that the LV8.5 installation failed because of an invalid drive J: Drive J is my flash drive I use for transporting data around the lab it is attached to my company ID badge lanyard so I don't lose it. I had removed it when I left last night. What a drag having to start over again. I was hoping to come in this morning and start playing...  Message Edited by RTSLVU on 08-13-2008 09:23 AM

[muks]

 
So I downloaded my copy of LV 8.6 yesturday.  Installing it was taking forever and after and hour and a half I decided to just go home and just let it run. I came in this morning and there was a message saying that the LV8.5 installation failed because of an invalid drive J
  Which version are you trying to install? R u trying to uninstall a version and install another? 

[RTSLVU]

Oops my bad, I was installing LV 8.6, but typed 8.5. I have it installed, I just made sure there were no flash drives inserted or removed during the (2 hour long) installation process. It just makes me wonder why the LV8.6 installation failed when I removed a removable drive that was not receiving any of the installation.

[Karunya_R]

Hi, Are you using the platform DVD installer? Thanks!

[RTSLVU]

Nope&nbsp;<a href="ftp://sspftp:***@ftp.ni.com/SW%20Updates/LabVIEW/Windows/8.6/LabVIEW_86_E.exe" target="_blank">NI LabVIEW 8.6 (English)</a> &nbsp;Installer for LabVIEW 8.6&nbsp;Is what I downloaded and installed&nbsp;<a href="ftp://sspftp:***@ftp.ni.com/SW%20Updates/LabVIEW/Windows/8.6/LabVIEW_86_E.exe" target="_blank"></a>

[altenbach]

Just for completeness, could you also tell us your OS? (Mac, linux, Vista, XP, ....).&nbsp;It it possible that some other driver letters changed when you removed the flash drive?Is&nbsp;it possible that the temporary directory was located on J?When it unpacked the installation files, what was the target folder you selected? Did you leave it at the default?

[RTSLVU]

Just for completeness, could you also tell us your OS? (Mac, linux, Vista, XP, ....).&nbsp;Windows 2000&nbsp;It it possible that some other driver letters changed when you removed the flash drive?&nbsp;No, at least not the &quot;C&quot; drive designator &nbsp;Is&nbsp;it possible that the temporary directory was located on J?&nbsp;I guess anything is possible, but the temporary directory should not have been there...&nbsp;When it unpacked the installation files, what was the target folder you selected? Did you leave it at the default?&nbsp;Yes, I selected the defaults C:\national insturments downloads\Lab View\8.6 is where everything was extracted to.

[zenith]

I think you have to uncheck the &quot;install device driver&quot; option when you install LabVIEW 8.6. You don't have a driver DVD in your cdrom drive.

[RTSLVU]

I&nbsp; received my set of LV8.6 disks yesturday.&nbsp;I just realised that I have a CD-ROM and a CD-RW drive in my workstation...&nbsp;But no DVD drive.:smileymad::smileysad: