WinMIF Not Compatible With .NET 4.8 Error When Deploying Custom Installer

Updated Aug 10, 2023

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Software

  • Package Manager
  • LabWindows/CVI
  • LabVIEW
  • TestStand

Issue Details

  • I have built an installer with LabVIEW, and it works on my development machine. When I run the installer on a deployment machine, I see the below error.
  • I recently installed NI Package Manager (NIPM) 23.3 or later and when I build an installer using LabVIEW, TestStand Deployment Utility, LabWindows™/CVI™, or other NI software. The installer builds fine, but when I try to run it on my deployment computer I get the following error message:

This distribution is built with an older version of winMIF that is not compatible with .NET 4.8.0. upgrade to 22.8.0.  
 
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Solution

The error is occurring because NI Package Manager 23.3 installs .NET 4.8 instead of .NET 4.6.2. When a product like LabVIEW builds an installer that includes the .NET product, the resulting installer only understands how to install .NET 4.6.2 and not .NET 4.8.

In order to fix this, use the attached installer with the below steps on your build system to upgrade the required infrastructure packages to allow built installers to properly install .NET 4.8.
 
  1. Make sure the NI software you are using to build the custom installer is closed.
  2. Download the attached zip file: NI ADE Deployment Support.zip.
  3. Unzip the file.
  4. Navigate to the Install.exe file and run it.
  5. Open your software and rebuild your custom installer. 

Additional Information

Future releases of the NIPM will automatically include these updated packages.

Attachments

NI ADE Deployment Support.zip

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