How the Imaging Tool finds the current image for C++ and Java
The Imaging Tool looks for the correct image to install in the directories set up by the development tools. These sections show where the Imaging tool looks for various languages and operating systems.
Finding the cRIO image on a Mac with Java and NetBeans

On the Mac with OS X the current image is in the user directory as shown here.
Finding the cRIO image on Windows with Java and NetBeans
On Windows 7 with NetBeans the current image is stored in the user directory as shown here.