E-Series Diagnostic Utility gives Error 10243

Question

NI-DAQmx recognizes and works well with my PCI-6024E but Tradional NI-DAQ does not recognize board.
E-Series Diagnostic Utility returns "Error 10243 occurred at cwdaq. The driver could not locate or open the configuration file, or the format of the configuration file is not compatible with the currently installed driver."
No *.DAQ files can be found on root drive (including C:/Windows).
MAX 3.1 repeated installed and un-installed (includes Traditional NI-DAQ 7.3.0f1 & NI-DAQmx 7.3.1f0) does not help.
Un-installing and re-installing PCI-6024E in Device Manager does not help.
Running Windows XP Home Edition, SP 2, logged in as user with administrator privileges. Also running Norton Antivirus, Norton Firewall, Norton Intrusion Detection. No messages of logs from security software.
Next move: un-install NI software, turn off security software and reinstall.
Question: is it necessary to be logged in administrator when installing, or is a user with administrator privileges sufficient?
Question: Why do I not have a configuration file?
Thanks!

Answer 1

OK, I've done the following and Traditional NI-DAQ still does not even show up under "Devices and Interfaces" in MAX:
1) Uninstall of ALL NI software using the usual Windows Add/Remove Programs.
2) Removed the PCI-6024E and checked it in a different computer. Traditional NI-DAQ recognizes it. NI-DAQmx in current computer has seen PCI_6024E. HARDWARE IS GOOD!
3) Searched for files containing DAQ, NI or National and manually deleted them.
4) Downloaded fresh copy of NIDAQ731CD1, extracted and installed Traditional NI-DAQ only. I see NO DIFFERENCE between this the prior sets of files. Shut down computer.
5) Installed PCI-6024E. Started computer, allowed card to be recognized.
6) Started MAX. Card is not only not recognized by Traditional NI-DAQ, but My System / Devices and Interfaces does not have a line for Traditional NI-DAQ.
7) Went to Device Manager. Data Acquisition Devices / PCI-6024E is listed in good condition. Oddly enough the Properties for this devices show Driver Date and Driver Version as "Not Available". IS THIS CORRECT?
WHAT IS MY NEXT MOVE?
A) I counted +175 Registry values containing "National". No telling how many more DAQ entries there are. DO I HAVE TO MANUALLY REMOVE THESE?
B) After supposedly unintalling NI software I found A LOT of directories, files and registry values left behind. I'm guessing that one of these is bad and is being inherited by the new installation. HOW DO I REMOVE EVERYTHING? Is there a utility available that wipes EVERYTHING (short of reformating the drive)?
You can probably tell by the capitalized words that I'm getting irate. I've spent a couple of days working on this and am disappointed.
GDR