LV 2011 Report Generation Toolkit Constantly asks for 8.6.1 CD

I am having a strange issue.
Its a bit intermittant, so I will try my best to explain when it occurs.
-If I make a new project and run something from the report generation toolkit, I will get an installer from labview 8.6.1. I am running Labview 2011 and have never had 8.6.1 installed on this computer. It will spend about 3 minutes installing something, then demand a labview 8.6.1 CD.
-If I hit cancel it goes away for the project, until I restart the computer. It does not actually need the CD, it just asks for it. The VI containing the report subvi will execute fine, but if I open any of the front panels I get the installer message again.
-If I have run something that uses the report generation toolkit previously in this login session I do not encounter the bug.
-Restarting labview does not make it appear, only restarting the computer
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There are classes in the RGT that are loaded dynamically. You need to include the VIs in your build.
We found you should add the following two folders to your project and then force them to be in your EXE build.
<LabVIEW>\vi.lib\Utility\LVClass
<LabVIEW>\vi.lib\Utility\NIReport.llb
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