Application Developed in LabVIEW 8.20 (on WIn XP) will run on Windows Vista?

[Robst]

Hello:

I'm developing an application in LabVIEW 8.20 on Windows XP, I've tested the executable (*.exe) on Windows XP with no problems, however, my client is migrating the OS of their PCs to Windows Vista and I've been asked if the application will work on Vista or not.

For my application, I'm using LabVIEW 8.20, Fieldpoint 5.0.1 and LabVIEW RT 8.20, and a Fieldpoint controller cFP-2100 with several I/O modules.

Does somebody know if the application may work or not?

I hope I've been clear enough. Any help is appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

Robst

[rolfk]

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@Robst wrote:
Hello:

I'm developing an application in LabVIEW 8.20 on Windows XP, I've tested the executable (*.exe) on Windows XP with no problems, however, my client is migrating the OS of their PCs to Windows Vista and I've been asked if the application will work on Vista or not.

For my application, I'm using LabVIEW 8.20, Fieldpoint 5.0.1 and LabVIEW RT 8.20, and a Fieldpoint controller cFP-2100 with several I/O modules.

Does somebody know if the application may work or not?

I hope I've been clear enough. Any help is appreciated.

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LabVIEW 8.2 is basically VISTA compatible and the applciation itself is therefore very unlikely to cause any problems. I frequently have developed LabVIEW applications under one Windows version and distributed it to users employing a different Windows version and never really had serious trouble with that.
What can be tricky sometimes is giving support for installation of IO drivers such as Fieldpoint since there can be subtle dfferences to how the different installation steps are supposed to be between Windows versions. But usually if you have a user who is familiar with installing software under his OS version (and can read some installation documentation) there are very few problems to expect.

Rolf Kalbermatter

[gmart]

Aside from driver issues, you also need to ensure that your application is able to handle the changes to directory locations and user permissions in Vista. If you have hard coded paths based on XP, they may not work in Vista. Also, when performing file I/O, where you were able to write a file in XP to pretty much anywhere without regard for user access, Vista is more stringent on who can access files. This may not be an issue on Vista machine with one user, but it is an issue when multiple users (by users, I mean Windows logins) are trying to run the application. Another area to be aware of is registry access. This can both affect the application and any installer created for the application.

[fcamacho]

Hi

The only LabView version that fully supports Windows Vista is LabView 8.2.1. Previous LabView versions as well as NI device drivers don´t support Windows Vista yet.

This link includes more information about the subject. 

https://www.ni.com/en/shop/software-portfolio/national-instruments-product-compatibility-for-microso...

Message Edited by fcamacho on 07-12-2007 01:45 PM

[MRedRaider]

As for the above comments about user permissions, I have had VERY good luck by setting compatibility mode to "Windows XP SP2" from the properties option of the context menu. Seems to basically bypass all the UAC in Vista...

Doesn't mean your solution will work, as my apps typically just use RS232 or UDP.

[Robst]

Hello:

Thanks to all of you for your answers, I'll try to get a PC with Windows Vista and do some testing before deciding if the PC where the application will "live" should be migrated to Vista or not.  I hope my tests are succesful, despite the lack of "native" compatibility of LV 8.20 with Windows Vista, and I'll test the compatibility mode to see if this helps to make the app run on Vista.

Thanks a lot

Robst.