LabVIEW 2012 f1 Icon Editor Error

I am having an issue with LV 2012 Icon Editor. 32 bit installation, Windows 7 Enterprise. Fresh install I downloaded from the website.
Everytime I try to edit an Icon, I get an error 7, File not found. It seems that it cannot find any of the template or glyphs.
Frameworks:\
LabVIEW Data:\Glyphs
Error 7 occurred at File/Directory Info in Check Path.vi->Write PNG File.vi->Icon Editor First Call.vi->ReadDataFromLabVIEWINI.vi->Load.vi->Icon Editor Init Refs.vi->Classes Initialization.vi->lv_icon.lvlib:lv_icon.vi->lv_icon.lvlib:lv_icon.vi.ProxyCaller
I should mention that it still pulls up the old Icon editor, but I would like to use the newer one (introduced in LV2009/10 ish)
Has anyone else seen this error with the Icon Editor?
I am also getting a pop up that LV failed to create the Recovery VIs.
It seems like I am having some file path issues, but I left everything as LV defaults. These would seem to be standard config items...
Kenny

It sounds like your LabVIEW installation was corrupted in some manner, since the new icon editor should be the default on a new install. I would try repairing that first.
For the new icon editor to show up, you should have a file called lv_icon.lvlibp in <LabVIEW>\resource\plugins. This is the icon editor. If it is missing or renamed, you get the old editor.
The glyphs and templates are in your <Documents>\LabVIEW Data directory, in subdirectories Glyphs and Icon Templates, respectively. These are shared by all versions of LabVIEW installed. A fresh install of LabVIEW will have very few templates.
You can use the icon editor to sync your glyphs with the library at ni.com. Use the tools menu to get them.
Let us know if this does not help.
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