Hi
UPDATE....
This is the resolution to the problem I listed below.
It turns out that on my Win XP machine, there are two levels of Wireless Network Control.
I had been using the Intel Proset Wirless application that is connected to the Wireless status icon on the Status Bar.
This showed the Wireless as OFF, with an "Enable" button.
However, when I went to the Network Connections function of the control panel, the Wireless status showed up as "Enabled".. Hmm not nice.
So when I set the Wireless status to Disabled there, the problem was resolved.
So, the moral of the story is: Don't trust third part network tools to actually disable the Wireless interface. Make sure it's disabled at the Windows lowest level.
Hope this helps anyone using an older Win XP machine.
Phil.
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I'm having trouble formatting a brand new 4-slot CRIO.
I'm a seasoned beta tester so I expected this to go easier.
The error below shows what's happening.
The CRIO Has the correct IP, and so does my Laptop.
The wireless is turned off.
Firewall is off.
Router in between.
OS is Windows XP (oh oh!!)
The formatting process seems to be progressing but it does not complete.
I see the messages get all the way to "formatting....".
During the process I see the CRIO Network drop out twice. once at the beginning, and once a few seconds before the error occurs. It really does look like it's trying to reboot the crio.
Can I toggle the dip switches before it's formatted, to try a safe format?
The real question is how can it get so far along and then just tank... over and over again?
The MUST be a proven solution to this...
Many reboots later.
Phil.
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Unable to complete operation because of unexpected error:
Error -2147220304 occurred at nisyscfg.lvlib:Restart.vi:1
Possible reason(s):
NI System Configuration: (Hex 0x800404B0) Timeout while waiting for reboot. System is offline.
Complete call chain:
nisyscfg.lvlib:Restart.vi:1
ConfigUtility.lvlib:2012_FormatSystem.vi
ConfigUtility.lvlib:ReImageTarget.vi
ConfigUtility.lvlib
ialog.vi