Right-click the setup.exe and select . The "hot" installation needs to write to C:\Program Files\National Instruments\Shared\CVI .

Always default to NI’s official FTP or download portal. If you lost your license key, contact NI support with your original purchase email – they often reissue for legacy versions.

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National Instruments (now part of Emerson) maintains a legacy download repository.