Copy to new computer

[B@T]

How can I copy LabView and programming to another PC. The first PC is operating on NT the new PC is operating on XP. They also have different clock speeds, RAM, PCI card S/Ns, etc. so I can't copy the entire "National Instruments" directory. I have copied the vi files over to the new PC but I'm not sure of the MAX or any other directories / files needed. I can probably establish temporary PC to PC access. What is the best way to copy these files over to the new PC ?

[Dennis_Knutson]

You really need to do an install from CD to the new computer. That's the best way to get all the programs and drivers registered correctly with the OS. Otherwise you'll spend a lot of time updating the registry, adding ActiveX components, etc. After that, you can copy any VIs you created and any drivers in instr.lib that you installed.

[B@T]

The drivers & LabView were installed from disk. My main concern is the user defined files such as the MAX "Network Neighborhood" directory, etc.

[Feroz]

Hi Bill,
You do not need to copy the entire contents of the National Instruments folder. Burn your LabVIEW VIs on a CD and transfer it to the other computer.

Regarding the configuration settings file in MAX, please read the following KB. This KB also has other useful links.
NI-DAQ Configuration File

Good luck
FerozP

[B@T]

The method that finaly worked was loading the new PC in this specific order; LabView, card drivers, install cards, reboot and verify card device numbers in MAX matches the device numbers in the old PC (if not change them to match), create and transfer a MAX configuration file from the old PC, set the MAX configuration in new PC to this file and finally transfer the vi files.

[B@T]

The answer is good considering my question was not very detailed. It turned out to be very sequence specific. It would not work installing the cards then have the system ask for the driver or run the driver CD. It also would not work installing LabView then the drivers if the cards were already installed. The card device numbers had to match the old PC before setting the Max configuration file.

The only files that were needed from the old PC were a MAX configuration file and the vi files. The old PC was using the default MAX configuration file so a configuration file with a new name was created with the current settings. It also did not save this new file with the expected extension on the file name so I needed to see "all files" to find it for transferri
ng. A directory should be created in the new PC if necessary to match the directory the contains the vi files in the old PC.

[B@T]

See comment listed for "Dennis Knutson".