Might be that you don't have Write privileges set for some reason.
There are others who have run into the same problem.
- Under "My Documents" check if there is a directory "LabVIEW Data," then verify that you have the appropriate privileges to create and save files there.
- Check to see if the originals did not get installed for some reason. When you click Finish, LabVIEW just copies those project files from another protected location. The original of that file should be located at:
C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 8.6\resource\plugins\NewDialogFiles\ProjectWizards \FRC\FRC Templates
There you'll see four folders that correspond to the robot and dashboard frameworks. All the files, such as, Dashboard Datatype.ctl should be in there.
Be careful not to modify or change any of those original files (if they are there of course).