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Software installed using NI Package Manager 19.5 or later
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Click on the Installed tab.Select聽the software in question using the checkbox next to it.Click on the green Repair button at the top of the page and select all software updates available.
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Software installed using NI Package Manager version 19.0 or earlier
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Older versions of NI Package Manager do not聽have the option to repair an installation. This contrasts with the previously available repair option for NI Software within the Windows Control Panel.聽Due to the lack of this feature, repairing an installation requires two steps:
Uninstall the software in question using the steps:聽Uninstall NI Software or Drivers Using Package ManagerDownload and install the software again from聽Software and Driver Downloads.
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Software installed originally without NI Package Manager
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Note:聽This method should not be used to uninstall software, only to repair,聽as it will not remove the software from NI Package Manager and could cause severe issues when trying to resolve dependencies.
Instructions on executing the installation repair:
Open Windows Command Prompt by opening Windows' Start聽menu, typing聽cmd, then clicking Command Prompt.Run the following command to use the uninstaller executable without invoking NIPM: "C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\Shared\NIUninstaller\uninst.exe" /NoNIPMSelect the product you want to repair (or to select multiple products), then click Repair.Follow the multiple prompts for media in case you get them.Once you get to a prompt that is titled Windows Installer聽and points to a path in \Temp (example image below), click Cancel聽as you don't have the files necessary to proceed past this point, this action won't conflict/undo the repair of all the previous steps. Reboot afterwards if prompted.
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