TestStand Directory Structure

To comply with Microsoft Windows 7/Vista restrictions on writing to the Program Files directory and to improve usability for Windows XP users who do not have access to the Program Files directory, TestStand 4.1 or later installs some files in different locations from previous versions of TestStand. Refer to the Directory Relocation section of the NI TestStand Version 4.2 Release Notes for more information about specific directories and files relocated in TestStand 4.1 or later.

TestStand installs files in the following directories:

• <TestStand>—Located by default at C:\Program Files\National Instruments\TestStand on Microsoft Windows 32-bit systems and at C:\Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\TestStand on Windows 64-bit systems.
• <TestStand Public>—Located by default at C:\Users\Public\Documents\National Instruments\TestStand on Windows 7/Vista and at C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\National Instruments\TestStand on Windows XP.
• <TestStand Application Data>—Hidden by default and located at C:\ProgramData\National Instruments\TestStand on Windows 7/Vista and at C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\National Instruments\TestStand on Windows XP.
• <TestStand Local Application Data>—Hidden by default and located at <User Directory>\AppData\Local\National Instruments\TestStand on Windows 7/Vista and at <User Directory>\Local Settings\Application Data\National Instruments\TestStand on Windows XP.