How to include DAQmx device drivers in installer (LV 7.1)

Hi,
We would like to build an installer that packages all required device drivers and does NOT require a separate installation from the DAQmx device driver CD.
How can we do this?
LV : 7.1 with Application Builder
H/W : USB-6009
DAQmx : 8.0
Presently, we use the DAQmx device driver CD (that accompanied the USB-6009) to install the drivers. We do not want to do it this way because:
1) It makes the installation a two-step process - (a) install DAQmx from device driver CD (b) install our application
2) It installs a lot of drivers which are not required by our application.
Thanks,
Gurdas Singh
PhD. Candidate | Civil Engineering | NCSU.edu

Hello Gurdas,
This question of yours brings up an issue we addressed when we released LabVIEW 8.0. In LabVIEW 8.x and later, you have the option to package multiple additional installers with your application installer.
The issue you are having is limited by LabVIEW 7.1, as it is capable of including only one additional installer. However, if you would like to create an installer in LabVIEW 7.1 and have it launch multiple additional installers, your only option is to create a batch file and have the LabVIEW 7.1 installer call this batch file.
We have KnowledgeBases available to explain this issue and the topic of creating batch files. Here are a few of these documents:
http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/E09BA0E2F31D304F86256A640070058E?OpenDocument
http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/websearch/B2640E34C4654F7B86256D07006D843D
Let me know if you have any further questions. Cheers!
Bob
Applications Engineering Specialist | National Instruments
-Bob

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