DAQ Assistant doesn't start under normal user previlege

Question

I just installed LabVIEW 7.1 and DAQmx 7.3. I found that the DAQ assistant did not start (the wizard window did not show up) under normal user previlege. However, if I change the user previlege to administrator, it works fine. Any idea what is happening and how to fix it.

Answer 1

Hello,
Thank you for contacting National Instruments.
This problem is caused by a lack of permissions. The DAQ Assistant is built from Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX), and the user needs permission to access MAX's files.
Complete the following steps to set up permissions for the MAX Directory:
Log onto the computer as an administrator
Browse to the C:\Program Files\National Instruments\MAX directory
Right-click the MAX folder and select Properties
Click the Security tab, and click the Add button
Type in the user name and click OK
Give the user Read & Execute, List Folder Contents, and Read permission
Click Apply and then OK
If you have several different users and want all users to use the DAQ Assistant, repeat the above steps but type everyone for the user name. The above steps are written for Windows XP with a NTFS file system. For previous Windows versions, the procedure will be very similar but may not be exactly the same.
This problem will be fixed in NI-DAQ 7.4.
Sean C.
Applications Engineer
National Instruments