PCI-MXI-2 Using old drivers on new OS

[James51]

I have a PCI-MXI-2 card that is currently in a Windows Xp computer.

The windows xp computer is using the driver  NI VXI 2.1.1 (Windows 9x/NT/2000).

This current setup works. I would now like to move to Windows 7.

The card is connected by VXI to a VME-MXI-2 card, which is configured with three measurement cards from an outside company.

Because of the hardware that I am using, I believe I must keep the orriginal driver in order for it to work. I have not been successful with newer NI drivers.

Does anyone have advice on using older NI drivers on newer operating systems?

I have not been having much luck with this approach so far.

[James51 · Accepted solution]

Update:

- I removed all the national instruments software

- I installed the old drivers on Windows 7 in compatibility mode (ni vxi 2.1.1, VISA shared components 1.6, IVI shared components 2.2.1)

- I made sure that all software was the same version as on the old machine

- I then configured the boards with T&M manager

Success. Everything now works.  This is a very valid approach for those using old hardware that can't handle the new drivers.