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We are repurposing a PXI-8156 based PXI system. The one we have is running Windows 95. Is there a Windows upgrade path? We would like to take it to Windows 7 or later. What is the most current version of Windows that will run on this thing?
I can find documentation on upgrading the OS to Windows 2000, but nothing directly relating to Windows 7 (or XP for that matter). I would have to imagine that the update / installation process is similar:
Double-check that your controller meets the minimum system requirements for Windows 7 as well, but I don't see any obvious issues with an upgrade. Considering the fact that this is a ~20 year old piece of hardware, you may want to upgrade to something a little less resource intensive to start off. Maybe Windows XP? Just a suggestion.
