Thanks Wim,
I found the problem last night...
I have done as you said in my previous attempts but it did not work so this time I tried the "Launch MAX Configuration Import Wizard after installation" option in the installer.
Through the wizard, I found that my hardware configuration was a mess (MAX had my NI9205 in slot 9 of an 8 slot chassis).
I corrected the channels and it seems to be working fine now.
Thanks for the suggestion,