Error 8 while building App

Question

Hello,
    I am having an issue with an app I am trying to build.  I get the folowing error message during the build:
Error 8 occurred at Invoke Node in ABAPI Dist read
linkages.vi->ABAPI Dist Cmp Settings to Disk Hier.vi->ABAPI Get Settings
From
File.vi->EBEP_Invoke_Build_Engine.vi->EBUIP_Build_Invoke.vi->EBUIP_Build_Invoke.vi.ProxyCaller
Possible reason(s):
LabVIEW:  File
permission error.
NI-488:  DMA hardware
error detected.
Method Name: Linker:Read Info From File
C:\Documents and Settings\. . . . \Notes Popup.vi
The odd thing is the VI filename that is listed is one that is not used or exists anymore. 
I am using LV 8.0 on Win XP
Thnaks

Answer 1

Tom,
The .aliases file is usually stored in the same directory as your .lvproj file.  If you are missing this file for some reason here is something you can do to recreate it.
1) Go into Labview 8 and create a new Project.
2) Save the project on your desktop (you can give it any name)
3) A .aliases file should have been created on your desktop when you saved your project in the previous step.  Copy this file into the same directory as your main project (the same directory as the .lvproj file).
If you follow these steps you will now have a .aliases file and this will most likely fix your problem.
I hope this helps,
Justin D.
Applications Engineer
National Instruments