Modifying Visible Additional Installers in LabVIEW Installer Properties

Updated Aug 30, 2023

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  • LabVIEW

This article demonstrates how to include extra Additional Installers that appear in the LabVIEW executable Build Specifications or Installer Properties window.

Additional Installers are defined in an XML file, which can be modified to change which installers are visible. Some installers are hidden by default. For example, the "NI Web Application Server" or "NI-VISA Interactive Control".

To change the visibility of an installer, follow the steps below:
  1. Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\Shared\MDF\Manifests.
  2. Scroll through the list of XML files to find an installer that you wish to include in the Additional Installers tab.
  3. Open the XML file in a text editor like Notepad or [External] Notepad++.
  4. Use the search function (usually Ctrl + F) to search for <visibleForDeployment>.
  5. Replace the value of <visibleForDeployment> with true so that it resembles the image below.
  6. Save the file.
  7. If LabVIEW is currently open, close it and relaunch it.
  8. The installer will now be selectable in the Additional Installers tab.
    • Note: depending on the installer, it may be necessary to uncheck the Only display runtime installers option.

NI VISA Interactive Control XML.jpg

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