05-16-2011 11:48 AM
I'm presently thinking about transitioning off of WinXP to something more modern. The hangup is that I need to bring LabVIEW 5.1 with me. Plus, I use it with GPIB instruments so I need NI488.2 also. After some experimentation and what-not I've determined the following:
Win7 (64-bit) couldn't even get the installer to work, compatibility thing didn't seem to help.
Win7 (32-bit) basically pointless on multiple levels
Ubuntu with WINE might work except for the GPIB driver issue; still investigating.
WinXP (64-bit) couldn't install.
My question: is there something I've missed or haven't tried that would get LV5.1.1 working on Ubuntu or Win7 (in that order of preference)? Alternatively can anyone confirm for a fact that WinXP is as far as I can go with LV5.1.1? I know I can take the coward's way out and set up an XP partition just for LabVIEW. Upgrading LabVIEW is also, unfortunately, not an option.
TIA,
eric
05-16-2011 12:05 PM
Hmmm. That's a tough one. If you are stuck with old code (LV5.1) then you might as well stick with an old OS (XP).
I'd say go for the XP partition or a virtual machine running on a Win7 host ... or upgrade LabVIEW.
Why the hang-up on 5.1.1?
05-16-2011 12:24 PM
Have you search for LabVIEW 5.1 compatibility with different windows versions ?
Take a look here:
http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/B972242574D4BB99862575A7007520CB
Sorry to say, but it seems to be that LabVIEW 5.1.1 is not compatible with Windows 7 and Windows XP.
You might be lucky to get it running on Windows XP as XP is very much like 2000. But Windows 7 has a different design/structure.
05-16-2011 12:28 PM
It's just not used enough to justify the cost of an upgrade or the effort that may be required to port the vis.
05-16-2011 12:36 PM
For certain versions of Windows 7, you can freely download and install Windows XP Mode with Virtual PC. Might just work.
05-16-2011 12:36 PM
@dkfire wrote:
Have you search for LabVIEW 5.1 compatibility with different windows versions ?
Take a look here:
http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/B972242574D4BB99862575A7007520CB
Sorry to say, but it seems to be that LabVIEW 5.1.1 is not compatible with Windows 7 and Windows XP.
You might be lucky to get it running on Windows XP as XP is very much like 2000. But Windows 7 has a different design/structure.
I have it running on 32-bit XP. Couldn't get it to install on XP-64. I saw something in an inf file or something that leads me to think the installer checks the machine's architecture. Whether or not it actually matters, I can't say.
eric
05-16-2011 12:41 PM
@altenbach wrote:
For certain versions of Windows 7, you can freely download and install Windows XP Mode with Virtual PC. Might just work.
That looks interesting. Thanks for the tip.
eric
05-16-2011 12:49 PM
Something like VirtualBox OSE might work if you set up a Win XP virtual machine. I use one on my Ubuntu laptop for a couple XP-only applications.
You might run into problems getting devices to be seen though.
05-16-2011 01:10 PM
You could also use VMWare to run both the older OS as well as the old LabVIEW. The area I think you may have the most problems with would be any drivers for old hardware. Those may be impossible to locate or not even exist.
05-16-2011 07:45 PM
@callanb wrote:
Something like VirtualBox OSE might work if you set up a Win XP virtual machine. I use one on my Ubuntu laptop for a couple XP-only applications.
You might run into problems getting devices to be seen though.
Something not Windows-centric, nice. Now if I can just sign onto their forum.
Thanks,
eric