Question about LabView 8.0

[BelliCapelli]

Installers created from VIs are now compatible with Windows 98, like LabView 6.1?
If not, future version of LabView will be able to create Win98 installers?
With LabView 8.0 can I create smaller installer files?
Thank you in advance.

[tst]

LV support for windows 98 stopped with version 7.1, so no future version of LabVIEW will support 98, which was replaced over 4 years ago.

The LV run-time engine (which is included with the installer you create) has been getting bigger with every release. When you create the installer, you can choose to remove some of the optional features, which will make the installer size smaller, but not by a great deal. What you can do is instruct users to download the RTE from NI's website and send them only the executable, which will be much smaller than the full installer.

[falkpl]

I think win98 support is going to be a tough sell, we have seen 2 major operating systems (2000 and XP) and with vista around the corner Microsoft isnt even providing patches anymore for this operating system, I would suggest migrating away from this OS due to its many shortfalls, I found no problem with the migration process form 98 to 2000 to XP with labview applications (except one labview program which used the parallel port that need a reworking)