Error 2 "Could not load file or assembly 'NationalInstruments.UI.WindowsForms"

Updated May 14, 2018

Reported In

Software

  • Measurement Studio

Issue Details

When I run my program in Visual Studio 2013 I continue to get this error: 

Error 2: 'Could not load file or assembly 'NationalInstruments.UI.WindowsForms, Version=8.9.35.246, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=18cbae0f9955702a' or one of its dependencies. The located assembly's manifest definition does not match the assembly reference.

Where can I download NationalInstruments.UI.WindowsForms.dll?

Solution

The NationalInstruments.UI.WindowsForms.dll is part of the Measurement Studio Installation. To get this dll on your computer you will need to download and install Measurement Studio. 

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