Missing control on compiled labview program

I recently compiled a very simple VI. The VI front panel contains a boolean switch. If the executable is run from the machine where it was compiled everything looks fine. However, when the executable is moved to a network drive and run the boolean control disappears. The control can still be operated and the boolean text labels are visible but the switch itself is gone. It there some additional support file needed? I did not use an installer. - I'm using Labview 6.1 on a Win 98 computer.

> moved to a network drive and run the boolean control disappears. The
> control can still be operated and the boolean text labels are visible
> but the switch itself is gone. It there some additional support file
> needed? I did not use an installer. - I'm using Labview 6.1 on a Win
Usually this is because the mesa DLL is missing. You can use the
installer that came with LV, or you can copy the mesa DLL and keep it in
the same location relative to the EXE or DLL.
Greg McKaskle

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