LabVIEW Release Notes

Installing LabVIEW 8.5

These release notes contain installation and uninstallation instructions for
LabVIEW and system requirements for the LabVIEW software.

If you are upgrading from a previous version of LabVIEW, read the

LabVIEW Upgrade Notes included with the upgrade package before you
install LabVIEW 8.5. You must consider several issues before you convert
VIs for use in LabVIEW 8.5.

Read the System Requirements section of this document before you install
LabVIEW and then follow the instructions in the Installing LabVIEW 8.5
section. After you install LabVIEW, read the Where to Go from Here
section for information about getting started with and using LabVIEW.

Contents
System Requirements.............................................................................. 2
Installing LabVIEW 8.5 .......................................................................... 7
Windows .......................................................................................... 7
Mac OS ............................................................................................ 8
Linux ................................................................................................ 9
Installing LabVIEW Add-Ons ......................................................... 10
Activating the LabVIEW License (Windows)........................................ 11
Access to LabVIEW Is Dependent on License Activation.............. 12
Single-Seat and Multi-Seat Licensing ............................................. 13
Licensing for Libraries, Modules, and Toolkits .............................. 13
Activating Application Builder........................................................ 13
Installing and Configuring Hardware ..................................................... 13
Windows .......................................................................................... 14
Mac OS ............................................................................................ 14
Linux ................................................................................................ 14
Where to Go from Here .......................................................................... 15
Getting Started with LabVIEW ....................................................... 15
LabVIEW Upgrade Notes................................................................ 15
 LabVIEW Help.................................................................................15
Readme .............................................................................................16
ni.com ...............................................................................................16

System Requirements
Table 1 describes the system requirements you need to run LabVIEW 8.5.

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 Table 1. System Requirements for LabVIEW 8.5

Media and System

Platform Requirements Important Notes
All platforms LabVIEW requires a LabVIEW and the LabVIEW Help contain
minimum of 256 MB 16-bit color graphics.
of RAM, but National
LabVIEW requires a minimum color
Instruments recommends
palette setting of 256 colors, but National
1 GB of RAM or higher.
Instruments recommends 16-bit color or
LabVIEW requires a higher.
screen resolution of at least
You must have Adobe Reader 5.0.5 or later to
1,024 × 768 pixels.
view PDF versions of all LabVIEW manuals.
When you deploy a You must have Adobe Reader with Search
LabVIEW-built application, and Accessibility 6.x or later to search
the LabVIEW Run-Time the PDFs. (Mac OS) You must have Adobe
Engine requires a minimum Reader with Search and Accessibility 6.x or
of 64 MB of RAM and later to view and search the PDFs.
a screen resolution of
LabVIEW uses a directory for storing
800 × 600 pixels for
temporary files. National Instruments
applications that require
recommends that you have several megabytes
a screen, but National
of disk space available for this temporary
Instruments recommends
directory. You can view or change the
256 MB of RAM or higher
temporary directory by selecting Tools»
and a screen resolution of
Options and selecting Paths from the
1,024 × 768 pixels or higher.
Category list. If LabVIEW aborts
unexpectedly, it can leave files in the
temporary directory. Remove old files from
this directory to free disk space.
(Windows) The default temporary directory
is the system temporary directory, such as
C:\Documents and Settings\User\
Local Settings\Temp.
(Mac OS) Mac OS X 10.3.9 uses the default
temporary directory /tmp/501/
TemporaryItems, and Mac OS X 10.4.x
uses /var/tmp/folders.501/
TemporaryItems, where 501 is a unique
number for each login.
(Linux) The default temporary directory
is /tmp.

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Media and System

Platform Requirements Important Notes
Windows LabVIEW requires a LabVIEW does not support
Vista/XP/2000 minimum of a Pentium III or Windows NT/Me/98/95, any of the Windows
greater or Celeron 866 MHz Server editions, or Windows XP x64.
or equivalent processor, but LabVIEW does support Windows Vista x64.
National Instruments
recommends at least a To use LabVIEW with Windows 2000, you
Pentium 4/M or equivalent must have Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 or
processor. National later.
Instruments recommends
To use the LabVIEW Help, the Measurement
that you have at least 1.2 GB
& Automation Explorer (MAX) interactive
of disk space for the help system, and the NI Example Finder, you
complete LabVIEW
must have Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or
installation.
later.
When you deploy a To view and control a front panel remotely
LabVIEW-built application,
using Internet Explorer, National Instruments
the LabVIEW Run-Time
recommends that you have Internet
Engine requires a minimum
Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 or later.
of a Pentium 200 MHz or
equivalent processor, but You must have the .NET Framework 1.1
National Instruments Service Pack 1 or later to use .NET functions
recommends a Pentium III and applications.
or higher or Celeron
600 MHz or equivalent
processor. The LabVIEW
Run-Time Engine for
controlling an application
or front panel remotely
requires at least 94 MB of
disk space. The LabVIEW
Run-Time Engine you
include in a LabVIEW-built
installer requires at least
180 MB of disk space.
However, if you include any
additional National
Instruments installers in the
LabVIEW-built installer you
will require additional disk
space. On Windows 2000,
the LabVIEW Run-Time
Engine requires Windows
2000 Service Pack 3 or later.

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Media and System

Platform Requirements Important Notes
Mac OS LabVIEW requires National Instruments recommends that you
Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later. use Firefox 1.0.2 or later or Safari 1.3.2 or
later to view the LabVIEW Help.
LabVIEW supports
Macintosh computers with NI provides support for Intel processors for
both Intel and PowerPC most hardware previously available for the
processors. PowerPC processor.
For PowerPC processors,
LabVIEW requires a
minimum of a G3 processor,
but National Instruments
recommends a G4 or greater
processor. National
Instruments recommends
that you have at least
502 MB of disk space for the
minimum LabVIEW
installation or 734 MB disk
space for the complete
LabVIEW installation.

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Media and System

Platform Requirements Important Notes
Linux LabVIEW requires an LabVIEW does not require a specific
X Window System server, graphical user interface (GUI) such as Motif
such as OpenWindows, or OpenLook because LabVIEW uses Xlib
CDE, or X11R6. to create its own GUI.
National Instruments National Instruments recommends that you
recommends that you have use Firefox 1.0.2 or later or Mozilla 1.2 or
at least 450 MB of disk later to view the LabVIEW Help.
space for the minimum
LabVIEW requires GNU C Library
LabVIEW installation
version 2.2.4 or later. Most Linux vendors
or 640 MB disk space for
offer an updated glibc rpm for most Linux
the complete LabVIEW
distributions on their Web sites so you do not
installation.
have to upgrade the entire system.
LabVIEW runs on Linux for
Intel x86 processors with
kernel version 2.2.x, 2.4.x,
or 2.6.x. LabVIEW requires
a minimum of a Pentium III
or Celeron 866 MHz or
equivalent processor, but
National Instruments
recommends a Pentium 4/M
or equivalent processor.
LabVIEW runs on Red Hat
Enterprise Linux WS 3
or later, MandrakeLinux/
Mandriva 10.0 or later, and
SuSE Linux 9.1 or later.
LabVIEW can run without
hardware driver support on
any other distributions that
provide GNU C Library
(glibc, also known
as libc.so.6)
version 2.2.4 or later.

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Installing LabVIEW 8.5
Refer to the KnowledgeBase at ni.com if you encounter errors during
installation.

Windows
LabVIEW 8.5 offers the following installation options on Windows:
• DVD—Includes LabVIEW, the device drivers, and LabVIEW
SignalExpress.
• CD—Includes LabVIEW only. If you install LabVIEW using the CD,
you install the device drivers and LabVIEW SignalExpress using the
National Instruments Device Drivers CD.

Complete the following steps to install LabVIEW for Windows.

1. Disable any automatic virus detection programs before you install.
Some virus detection programs interfere with the installation program.
2. Log on as an administrator or as a user with administrator privileges.
3. Insert the LabVIEW 8.5 installation DVD or CD and follow the
instructions that appear on the screen. The prompt directs you to install
LabVIEW, then the directions on the screen help you activate your
LabVIEW license. Refer to the Activating the LabVIEW License
(Windows) section of this document for more information about
activating LabVIEW.

Note If you install LabVIEW using the DVD, you also can install the device drivers from
the DVD by following the instructions on the screen. If you install LabVIEW using the CD,
you install the device drivers in step 6.

4. After installation, enable any virus detection programs you disabled.

5. (Optional) Install LabVIEW add-ons. Refer to the Installing LabVIEW
Add-Ons section of this document for more information.
6. (Optional) Install and configure National Instruments hardware. Refer
to the Installing and Configuring Hardware section of this document
for more information.
7. Refer to the Where to Go from Here section of this document for more
information about getting started with and using LabVIEW.

To modify the current LabVIEW installation or to uninstall LabVIEW 8.5,

select National Instruments Software in the Add/Remove Programs
applet in the Control Panel. When you modify the installation, a list of
National Instruments software appears. Select a product in the list to add or
remove individual components or to uninstall the product. Select multiple

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 products to remove by pressing the <Shift> or <Ctrl> key while you select
them. Click the Uninstall button to remove all the products you selected.

Note If you have Windows XP Service Pack 2 installed or you use Windows Vista, a
Security Alert dialog box appears when you launch LabVIEW or the NI Example Finder
for the first time. If you select the Keep blocking this program option, the LabVIEW VI
Server, LabVIEW Web Server, and any server written in LabVIEW cannot accept
incoming connections from a remote computer. Select the Unblock this program, despite
the security risk option to configure your computer to launch LabVIEW without any
changes in functionality. Refer to the National Instruments Web site at ni.com/info and
enter the info code expm69 for more information about correcting this problem.

Mac OS
Complete the following steps to install LabVIEW for Mac OS.
1. Disable any automatic virus detection programs before you install.
Some virus detection programs interfere with the installation program.
2. Insert the LabVIEW 8.5 installation CD.
3. Run the appropriate installation program.
The following types of installations of LabVIEW 8.5 are available:
• Easy Install—Installs all LabVIEW 8.5 files, including
LabVIEW, NI-488.2 drivers, and NI-VISA drivers. This is the
default installation for LabVIEW.
• Custom Install—If you select this option, you select the files to
install. To select a custom installation, click the Customize button
on the Installation Type page. You must select the LabVIEW 8.5
component to install the core set of LabVIEW files necessary for
running LabVIEW 8.5.
4. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen.
5. After installation, enable any virus detection programs you disabled.
6. (Optional) Install LabVIEW add-ons. Refer to the Installing LabVIEW
Add-Ons section of this document for more information.
7. (Optional) Install and configure National Instruments hardware. Refer
to the Installing and Configuring Hardware section of this document
for more information.
8. Refer to the Where to Go from Here section of this document for more
information about getting started with and using LabVIEW.

Note Not all components for the LabVIEW Professional Development System are
compiled for the PowerPC. If you install LabVIEW 8.5 to a PowerPC, LabVIEW prompts
you to mass compile when you first launch LabVIEW.

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 You cannot install LabVIEW into a non-default location, but you can
move the LabVIEW 8.5 directory after you install. If you move the
LabVIEW 8.5 directory to a non-default location, LabVIEW does not
uninstall and remove the directory unless you move the LabVIEW 8.5
directory back to the default location.

To uninstall LabVIEW 8.5, run the Uninstall.sh shell script file on the
installation CD from a Terminal shell. The script directs you to remove the
files necessary to uninstall LabVIEW. If you want to keep any files you
modified or added to the LabVIEW 8.5 directory, save those files in
another location before uninstalling LabVIEW 8.5.

Linux
Complete the following steps to install LabVIEW for Linux.
1. Log into the system as root.
2. Insert the LabVIEW 8.5 installation CD. Use mount /mnt/cdrom to
mount the CD. On some systems, the CD mounts automatically.
3. To change the current directory to the mounted CD, enter the following
command:
cd /mnt/cdrom
4. To run the installation script, enter the following command:
sh ./INSTALL
5. (Optional) Install LabVIEW add-ons. Refer to the Installing LabVIEW
Add-Ons section of this document for more information.
6. (Optional) Install and configure National Instruments hardware. Refer
to the Installing and Configuring Hardware section of this document
for more information.
7. Refer to the Where to Go from Here section of this document for more
information about getting started with and using LabVIEW.

The INSTALL script prompts you to enter the directory where you want
to install LabVIEW, which is typically /usr/local. The script also
optionally runs the installation scripts for the NI-VISA and NI-488.2
drivers. The INSTALL script uses rpm to install on systems that support the
.rpm format or to extract the rpm archives directly on other systems. You
also can install the files manually by using rpm—or a GUI rpm-based
install tool—on Red Hat or other rpm-based systems or on systems
without rpm by using the utilities in the bin directory on the LabVIEW
installation CD.

If you installed Netscape or Mozilla in the default location, the LabVIEW

installation program automatically installs the browser plug-in so you can
view and control front panels remotely using a Web browser. Otherwise,

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 you can install the browser plug-in manually by installing the LabVIEW
Run-Time Engine and then copying /usr/local/lib/LabVIEW-8.5/
LV85NPlugin.so to the browser plug-in directory such as /usr/lib/
netscape/plugins, /opt/SUNWns/plugins, or /usr/lib/
mozilla/plugins.

Note You must install the browser plug-in for Firefox manually.

Refer to the readme.html document in /mnt/cdrom/linux for custom

installation instructions and other information.

Common LabVIEW Launch Errors on Linux

The following table lists common errors that might occur when you launch
LabVIEW for Linux.

Error Possible Cause and Solution

Xlib: connection to :0.0 Possible Cause—You are trying to run LabVIEW as a user
refused by server who does not have permission to open a window on the display
server. You typically receive these errors after you run the su
client is not authorized
command to temporarily become a different user, such as root
to connect to server
(superuser).
internal error during Solution—Exit the su command and launch LabVIEW as the
connection authorization login user or use the xhost or xauth commands to grant
check permission to open a window on the display server.

Refer to the National Instruments Web site at ni.com/support for

information about other errors that might occur when you launch
LabVIEW for Linux.

Installing LabVIEW Add-Ons

You can purchase several add-on software modules and toolkits for
developing specialized applications. All the add-ons integrate seamlessly
in LabVIEW.

After you install LabVIEW 8.5, complete the following steps to install
LabVIEW add-ons.
1. Restart the computer.
2. Disable any automatic virus detection programs before you install.
Some virus detection programs interfere with the installation program.
3. Insert the LabVIEW module or toolkit installation CD and follow the
instructions that appear on the screen.
4. After installation, enable any virus detection programs you disabled.

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 Note LabVIEW 8.5 might not support add-ons designed for previous versions of
LabVIEW. Refer to the National Instruments Web site at ni.com/info and enter the info
code compat for more information about which LabVIEW modules and toolkits are
compatible with the current version of LabVIEW.

Refer to the LabVIEW Help and to the National Instruments Web site at
ni.com/toolkits for more information about National Instruments
add-ons. Refer to the specific add-on documentation for more information
about installation procedures, including instructions for mass compiling
toolkit directories.

Installing Application Builder

(Windows) LabVIEW installs the Application Builder when you install
LabVIEW. Refer to the Activating Application Builder section of this
document for information about activating Application Builder for use.

(Mac OS and Linux) LabVIEW installs the Application Builder when you
install the LabVIEW Professional Development System. If you install the
LabVIEW Full Development System, you must purchase the Application
Builder separately. Refer to the National Instruments Web site at ni.com/
info and enter the info code exd8yy to access the Upgrade Advisor and
purchase Application Builder.

Activating the LabVIEW License (Windows)

LabVIEW relies on licensing activation. You have a temporary license for
a 30-day evaluation period. If you do not activate the LabVIEW license,
LabVIEW operates in evaluation mode, by default, for a 30-day evaluation
period. When the evaluation period expires, you must activate a valid
LabVIEW license to continue using LabVIEW.

To activate the LabVIEW license, use the serial number you received as
part of your installation package. You can activate the LabVIEW license in
any of the following ways:
• During installation, enter the serial number and select to run the
NI Activation Wizard at the end of installation.
• After you launch LabVIEW in evaluation mode, click the Activate
button in the LabVIEW dialog box.
• While running LabVIEW in evaluation mode, select Help»Activate
LabVIEW. The license activation does not take effect until you restart
LabVIEW.

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 • Launch NI License Manager by selecting Start»All Programs»
National Instruments»NI License Manager. Click the Activate
button in the toolbar.

If you do not activate LabVIEW during installation, LabVIEW prompts

you for activation when you launch LabVIEW. After you activate the
LabVIEW license, you no longer see this prompt. If the activation fails,
LabVIEW remains in evaluation mode until the 30-day evaluation period
expires.

Reinstalling LabVIEW does not reset the evaluation period.

Access to LabVIEW Is Dependent on License Activation

For all VIs or libraries that do not have a valid license specific to the version
of LabVIEW that you purchased, you cannot perform the following tasks:
• Access or print the block diagram.
• Edit the front panel or block diagram.
• Edit polymorphic VIs.
• Run the VI.
• Run parent VIs that use the VI as a subVI.
• Save the VI to a previous version of LabVIEW or select File»
Save As.
• Complete a compare operation.
• Drag and drop items into a library.

If you open a VI while LabVIEW is in evaluation mode, you cannot

perform the following tasks:
• Access or print the block diagram.
• Edit the front panel or block diagram.

If you run LabVIEW in evaluation mode and then purchase and activate
a LabVIEW license for the LabVIEW Base Package, any VIs that are
exclusive to the Full or Professional Development System versions of
LabVIEW break. Parent VIs that use these VIs as subVIs also break.
Similarly, if you run LabVIEW in evaluation mode and then purchase and
activate a LabVIEW license for the LabVIEW Full Development System,
any VIs that are exclusive to the Professional Development System version
of LabVIEW break. Parent VIs that use these VIs as subVIs also break.
Licensing errors appear in the Error list window. Refer to the National
Instruments Web site at ni.com/info and enter the info code exe3wi for
more information about the limitations of the evaluation version of
LabVIEW.

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Single-Seat and Multi-Seat Licensing
LabVIEW supports both single-seat and multi-seat licenses. Single-seat
licensing is the use of LabVIEW on up to three computers but by only one
user. Multi-seat, or volume, licensing is the use of LabVIEW on several
computers or by several users. Each seat using LabVIEW must have a valid
license from a license server. Refer to the National Instruments Web site at
ni.com/license for more information.

Licensing for Libraries, Modules, and Toolkits

The PDA Module, Embedded Development Module, and Real-Time
Execution Trace Toolkit 2.0 are licensed products, and you must license
and activate them separately from LabVIEW. The Remote Panel Server,
included in the LabVIEW Full and Professional Development Systems,
also is licensed separately, but you can purchase additional seats.

Activating Application Builder

The LabVIEW Professional Development System includes the Application
Builder, which LabVIEW enables when you activate LabVIEW.

If you have an activated version of the LabVIEW Base Package or Full

Development System, select Help»Activate Application Builder to
activate and use the Application Builder. The license takes effect when
you restart LabVIEW.

You also can activate the Application Builder by launching NI License

Manager, selecting Start»All Programs»National Instruments»
NI License Manager. Then select Application Builder for LabVIEW
Base/Full/Student and click the Activate button.

Installing and Configuring Hardware

After you install LabVIEW software, you can install the drivers you need
to use National Instruments hardware. All National Instruments devices
include the drivers and other software you need to use the device. The
National Instruments Device Drivers CD includes the drivers and other
software you need to use all National Instruments hardware. The drivers
packaged with LabVIEW and those packaged with the devices might be
different versions. LabVIEW works best with the latest available drivers
that support the devices in your system. If you are using NI-DAQ 7.0 or
later, refer to the NI-DAQ Readme for more information about which driver
version to use with the devices in your system.

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 Note National Instruments periodically updates device drivers. Refer to the National
Instruments Web site at ni.com/info and enter the info code exyckh to download the
latest drivers.

(Windows) Use Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) or the

Add/Remove Programs applet in the Control Panel to find the version
number of an installed driver.

Configure National Instruments hardware after you install the drivers for
those devices.

Windows
Use MAX to confirm that LabVIEW recognizes the device, to configure
accessories and device settings, and to run test panels to test device
functionality, such as the ability to acquire and generate signals. Launch
MAX by selecting Start»All Programs»National Instruments»
Measurement & Automation or by double-clicking the Measurement &
Automation icon on the desktop. If you are using NI-DAQ 7.4 or earlier,
refer to the DAQ Quick Start Guide for NI-DAQ 7.x for information about
using MAX to configure DAQ devices. If you are using NI-DAQ 7.5 or
later, refer to the DAQ Getting Started Guide.

The way you configure virtual channels depends on whether you are using
Traditional NI-DAQ (Legacy) or NI-DAQmx. Refer to the Getting
Started»Getting Started with DAQ book on the Contents tab in the
LabVIEW Help for information about configuring channels for Traditional
NI-DAQ (Legacy) or configuring channels or tasks for NI-DAQmx.

Mac OS
The LabVIEW installation program installs the NI-VISA driver and the
NI-488.2 driver for the GPIB interface by default.

Note (Mac OS) LabVIEW does not currently support the full NI-DAQmx driver software.
NI-DAQmx Base offers a subset of NI-DAQmx functionality for Mac OS. Refer to the
National Instruments Web Site at ni.com/info and enter the info code exf8fb to
download NI-DAQmx Base.

Linux
The LabVIEW installation program prompts you to choose the NI-488.2
driver for the GPIB interface you are using then installs that driver
automatically.

Note LabVIEW does not support the GPIB-1014 series (VME) devices or the original
GPIB-SCSI box. LabVIEW does support the GPIB-SCSI-A box.

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 NI-DAQmx for Linux supports several PXI, PCI, and SCXI National
Instruments data acquisition devices. Refer to the NI-DAQmx Readme for
Linux for a complete list of supported devices. After you install the
NI-DAQmx for Linux driver, refer to the NI-DAQmx for Linux
Configuration Guide at /usr/local/natinst/nidaqmx/docs/
ConfigurationGuide.html for information about testing and
configuring a National Instruments data acquisition device.

NI-DAQmx Base for Linux supports several National Instruments USB

data acquisition devices. Refer to the Readme for NI-DAQmx Base for a
complete list of supported devices. Documentation for the driver installs in
the /usr/local/natinst/nidaqmxbase/documentation directory.
Refer to the LabVIEW Help for more information about NI-DAQmx Base.

Where to Go from Here

Refer to the following documents fore more information about LabVIEW,
including new features and upgrade issues, programming concepts and
step-by-step procedures, and known issues.

Getting Started with LabVIEW

If you are a new user, complete the exercises in the Getting Started with
LabVIEW manual to familiarize yourself with the LabVIEW graphical
programming environment and the basic LabVIEW features you use to
build data acquisition and instrument control applications.

LabVIEW Upgrade Notes

The LabVIEW Upgrade Notes describe the process of upgrading LabVIEW
for Windows, Mac OS, and Linux to version 8.5, issues you might
encounter when you upgrade, and new features.

LabVIEW Help
Refer to the LabVIEW Help for information about LabVIEW programming
concepts, step-by-step instructions for using LabVIEW, and reference
information about LabVIEW VIs, functions, palettes, menus, tools,
properties, methods, events, dialog boxes, and so on. Access the LabVIEW
Help by selecting Help»Search the LabVIEW Help. Refer to the Using
Help book on the Contents tab in the LabVIEW Help for more information
about using the LabVIEW Help.

The LabVIEW Help also lists the LabVIEW documentation resources

available from National Instruments. Refer to the LabVIEW
Documentation Resources book on the Contents tab in the LabVIEW
Help for a list of documents.

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Readme
Refer to the readme.html file in the labview directory for information
about LabVIEW, including installation and upgrade issues, compatibility
issues, a partial list of bugs fixed in the current version of LabVIEW,
changes from the previous version of LabVIEW, and known issues with
LabVIEW.

ni.com
Refer to ni.com/labview for web resources that include example VIs.
Refer to ni.com/labviewzone for discussion forums.

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