Installer promblem lv8 and field point

I have the professional version of labVIEW 8. I installed it and couldn't find the fieldpoint vi's. I moved them over from my old labVIEW 7.1. But, it seems that I am missing some menu files that one knowledge base refers to: http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/websearch/7B21ADB6CD5ADCDF86256A3B0052D2A0?OpenDocument
Copy the FieldPoint folder into your Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 7x\vi.lib folder.
Copy the fpConfiguration.mnu, fpOptomux.mnu, fpPublish.mnu, and fpRT.mnu files into your LabVIEW 7x\vi.lib\addons folder.
Copy the ExpresFP.mnu file into your LabVIEW 7x\menus\default\Express folder.
I don't have the fpPublish or the fpRT mnu files, or the ExpresFP.mnu files
I have renamed all of my old versions of labVIEW (ie. oldlabview7.1). I have uninstalled the fieldpoint 4.1 through the windows control panel and downloaded the field point 4.1 zip and reinstalled it. There seems to be no support files for labVIEW 8. After doing this, the above files are not anywhere on my computer. Also, when I go to create an installer, under the additional installers there is no field point choice.
I have tried numerous uninstalls and reinstalls of fieldpoint 4.1 and well as trying both cds of device drivers. Another thing is that on the knowledge base about creating installers: http://zone.ni.com/devzone/conceptd.nsf/webmain/5ADBC06AC32E508A8625706E0062EBD1
The example shows the box checked for fieldpoint "5", is there such a thing?
When I get everything working, a question about the iak file. I know that it needs to be put on the target computer in the same place the vi will look for it. If it is something like C:/myapp.iak, is there a way that the installer could put it there so it wouldn't have to be done manually from the app/install cd?
Thanks
Jim

I seemed to have fixed some of the problem with: http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/B62BA881D8ED1FF48625709E00680BF0
However, when creating an installer there still is no fieldpoint checkbox under additional installers
Jim

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In the project Setting I am done following setting:
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C:\Program Files\National Instruments\NI-DAQ\Lib"
Linker->Input->ignore Specific Library: mfcs71d.lib;libc.lib;'NiFieldPoint71D.lib
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The place to start is here :
http://sine.ni.com/apps/we/nioc.vp?cid=3769〈=US
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Hi Galileo,
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http://exchange.ni.com/servlet/ProcessRequest?RHIVEID=101&RPAGEID=135&HOID=506500000008000000DBE90000&USEARCHCONTEXT_CATEGORY_0=_9_&USEARCHCONTEXT_CATEGORY_S=0&UCATEGORY_0=_9_&UCATEGORY_S=0
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Hi Everyone,
I have a program that sends information(analog output) to lab windows cvi in the form of a text file or user input.
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I used the create distribution kit part of labwindows/cvi to do this.After creating the distribution kit, I then installed it
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1. On another computer without labwindows/cvi and field point explorer not installed - no data is sent to field point module
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2. Do I still need to create an iak. (Installing Field point Explorer) file stored on any new computer that I install my created distribution kit file too?
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Faen9901

Re: Hello, I have created a distribution kit for my program.The problem is that the when the program is installed onto another computer, it fails to communicate with field point (Using FP-AO-200 and FP-AO-1000). Help is greatly appreciated, Thanks faen9901Faen9901,
1) If you do not install FieldPoint Explorer, the FieldPoint Server is not installed so there is nothing on the target computer that knows how to talk to the FieldPoint system.
2) Yes, you need an IAK file on the target computer. Assuming the settings (i.e. com port#) are identical you can simply include the iak file as part of the distribution.
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I was able to program it until producing 7 binary bits (refer to the attached file) but by Giving 7 different bits at once to ONE channel, I get error..
Message Edited by Black Comb on 11-01-2007 08:51 PM
Message Edited by Black Comb on 11-01-2007 08:54 PM
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Black,
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