No Operation to Be Performed in NI Package Manager

Issue Details

• When I try to install NI software through NI Package Manager I get an error with the following message: No operation to be performed.
• I removed all NI software from my system and I am now trying to install NI Package Manager, but I see this message.

How can I resolve this so I can install the software correctly?

• When I use an NI software installer, I see various additional packages being offered during the installation, however, even if I don't install any additional packages, I see a No operation to be performed message from NI Package Manager (NIPM) when I try to run the installer a second time to install the packages I did not install the first time.
  1. Is this the expected behavior?
  2. How can I install the packages I left out on the first run?

Solution

The No operation to be performed message is meant to indicate that the product is already installed.

The additional packages listed the first time supplement the main product and are not essential to it. Showing those additional packages on the second time might give an illusion that the product is being installed even though it isn't, or that the installation failed the first time. So, this is currently the expected behavior.

If you are uncertain on whether this message is unexpected or not, please cover the following steps

1. Check if the software is already installed by:
   • Opening NIPM >> INSTALLED tab and search for your software (applicable for 2019 or more recent NI software versions).
   • Searching for the software application on the PC and being able to open it successfully (not applicable for drivers). 
   • Following the steps in the Determine the Version of the NI Software Installed on My Computer. This option is useful for old setups that don't have NIPM.
2. If the software is already installed, but you can't use it or it's not being properly recognized, try repairing or uninstalling it and reinstalling it.
3.  If you want to add the additional packages that you did not select initially, they can be installed from the PACKAGES tab or using the Install or remove related packages option present in for each package in the INSTALLED tab in NIPM. Additional packages are fetched from ni.com so for completely offline systems, these options will not work directly. For offline systems, the workflow is to first register the offline feed and then proceed with any of the two options given under step 3.

Additional Information

For systems using a mix of software versions prior and after 2019, where the previous suggestions did not help. there might be a corrupted file on the Windows registry and a full OS reimage could help dealing with the issue.