Will loading V2011 break Report Generation in V2010?

My report generation toolkit seems to have stopped working almost entirely.
In V2010, the example "Generate Report From Template(Word).vi" will go as far as loading the Word file. After that it reports the error:
(Error 1 occurred at NI_ReportGenerationToolkit.lvlib:ex_RGT_Append Anything To Report.vi -> NI_ReportGenerationToolkit.lvlib:subMS Office Report Block.vi -> Generate Report From Template (Word).vi:MS Office Report.vi-> Generate Report From Template (Word).vi while processing the chart input.)
Possible reason(s):
LabVIEW: An input parameter is invalid. For example if the input is a path, the path might contain a character not allowed by the OS such as ? or @.
My application which was working a week ago is providing the same error message.
From scratch I tried making a small word template file and a vi to work with the template which also provided the same error
I loaded the same example into V2011 and with some modifications indicated by error messages, I ran the program and it will not load the file and simply reports Error 7 that it cannot find the file.
Has my loading V2011 broken the report generation toolkit?
I have had to go back to using V2010 due to other reasons, so I need to have 2010 working.
Shall I uninstall 2011 and 2010 and then reinstall 2010? (all day job I would like to avoid)
Is it possible to uninstall and reinstall the toolkit to repair the problem? (I've tried once and I am not sure that uninstall worked as the messages resulting from an install from the NI disc reported no uninstall and no install)
In the attached zip file is the example as well as the word.doc and .dot files from V2010.
Thanks,
Chris
Attachments:
Word Reports.zip ‏221 KB

Hi Chris,
I have tried running your VIs on my computer running 2011 and they work fine. Can I just confirm that the issue you are seeing is present in both LabVIEW 2010 and LabVIEW 2011?
My first recommendation would be to try and repair the 2011 LabVIEW version. This can be done through the 'Programs and Features' within the control panel. The dialog box will be available when you select National Instruments within 'Programs and Features'. Hopefully this will solve the problem.
What version of the Report Generation Toolkit are you using?
Let me know if the repair of LV2011 goes. If it doesn't fix the problem let me know and I will look into this further for you.
Regards,
Aaron. E
Applications Engineer Team Lead
National Instruments
ni.com/support

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