NI LabVIEW 6.0.2 Software Compatibility

[marshalthrone]

I work as out company's IT support technician. Looking to upgrade a system from Win7 to Win10, and hoping someone know if the following software installed will work on Win10:

NI LabVIEW Run-Time Engine 6.0.2

NI 985x Software 1.4.0

NI Circuit Design Suite 11.0.2 Core

If these will not work, will our license for these transfer to the new 2018 version available for download? I am assuming not, but worth an ask.

Thanks in advance for a help on this issue!

[JÞB]

While not "Officially Supported" the LabVIEW RTE 6.0.2 is rumored to "Mostly Run" on later versions of Windows.  That Run Time Engine is used to execute applications written and compiled by the LabVIEW  6.0.2 Development environment.  It is free but can only run executables (similar to the .NET CRL, Common Runtime Library.)  

The LabVIEW 2018 RTE will not run a 6.0.2 built executable.

The Source Code for the executable will not open in a version greater than 7.1 However you can forward save through 7.1, 8.0 and then to 2018.  A valid LabVIEW 2018 license will be needed but will allow you to co-instal all earlier versions.

LabVIEW 6.0 was a VERY long time ago.  It is almost certain that the code base would be vastly improved with a complete rewrite in a modern version.  A Certified LabVIEW Consultant would be a cost effective means of getting the best outcome for your needs.  They can be found on the Alliance Partner Locator 

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[billko]

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@marshalthrone wrote:

I work as out company's IT support technician. Looking to upgrade a system from Win7 to Win10, and hoping someone know if the following software installed will work on Win10:

NI LabVIEW Run-Time Engine 6.0.2

NI 985x Software 1.4.0

NI Circuit Design Suite 11.0.2 Core

If these will not work, will our license for these transfer to the new 2018 version available for download? I am assuming not, but worth an ask.

Thanks in advance for a help on this issue!

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You're implying that this combination of software worked with Win 7.  Is that true???  The LabVIEW vs Windows compatibility chart doesn't even go that low.  The lowest it goes is LV 2009/Windows 2000.  That means you were rolling the dice for at least five Windows versions!  You could roll the dice one more time; it may or may not work.  But either way, you won't get official support for that particular combination of LV vs Windows.  You really should upgrade to a newer version of LabVIEW that isn't over ten years old.  Even that won't be trivial as it's over ten years old.

[marshalthrone]

Yes, this combination of software is currently running on (2) different systems with Windows 7 64-bit

Thank you for the responses, and I did not realize how old this software is. At this time we do not have budget for new software, hence the original question.

We will plan to copy an image of the system first and then run our Win10 upgrade and I'll report the results.

[Hooovahh]

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@marshalthrone wrote:

Thank you for the responses, and I did not realize how old this software is. At this time we do not have budget for new software, hence the original question.

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I'm not trying to be cold, but in the past when I've heard this type of statement, it has usually been because management grossly underestimated the amount of effort it would take to get an old system updated.  Already being on Windows 7 does mean there is hope.  If you were on XP and intending on upgrading, and upgrading to be on 10 I wouldn't have any hope of it working.

One thing to keep in mind during this upgrade is to keep the same bitness.  I assume you are on Windows 32-bit so be sure and stay on that in Windows 10.  Driver compatibility could be a nightmare depending on the hardware you're using if you were to change.

In the end your your system is as old as the original Scary Movie (19 years old), and getting it working in Windows 10 might mean re-writing it.  Evaluate the risk involved since NI will not support you if there are unexpected crashes.

[MichaelBalzer]

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@billko wrote:

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The LabVIEW vs Windows compatibility chart doesn't even go that low.  The lowest it goes is LV 2009/Windows 2000. 

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The compatibility tables in the support articles seem to only include later LabVIEW versions (the DAQmx compatibility table is the same). The full table can be viewed in the spreadsheet attached to the article. It looks like 6.0.2 support officially ended at Windows ME (!)