Problem w/ Measuremen​t automation explorer or Inst I/O Asst

Hello,
I am new to Labview, and am working my way through the tutorial. I have loaded 3 discs for Measurement Automation Explorer such that i may complete Ch.4 of Getting started w/ Labview, using a DAQ device. The portion where i place an Instrument I/O Assistant on the block diagram is holding me up. When i double click the sub VI, it pops up an error message telling me that "Measurement automation explorer or Instrument I/O Assistant is not installed correctly". I have loaded these disk's twice so far, same issues. No one around the office can figure it out, either. I am using Labview disks dated Feb. 2007, NI MAX 4.2, compliance package 3.0, NI DAQmx 8.5. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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Try the solution that is presented in this KnowledgeBase article.
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Sara Lewandroski
Applications Engineer | National Instruments
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