Does LabVIEW 6.1 work on Windows XP Home Edition. I am having install issues.

[Andy Toth]

I am trying to install third party VIs in LabVIEW 6.1 on a Windows XP Home Edition. The issue is that they did not locate LabVIEW although LabVIEW is installed. Is there a missing Key in the Windows Registry when LabVIEW 6.1 is installed in Windows XP? The same combination works fine on Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP Pro and can't locate the Windows XP Home Editionissue?

[jbrohan]

I've installed LV 6.1 on an XP home computer. It worked just fine!
Yours Sincerely
John www.tradersmicro.com

[Andy Toth]

John,

Thanks for the response. He said that you installed LabVIEW 6.1 on Windows XP Home Edition and not Pro Edition? The problem that I am having is that Windows XP Home Registry appears to not hold the path of LabVIEW 6.1 for third party VIs to install. I am looking into the path of the Installer, but I thought it might the way that Windows XP is handling the legacy copy of LabVIEW. LabVIEW 7.0 is fine. Have you tried to install third party tools?

[jbrohan]

No, I have not. I just installed LV and then tested my program a little and then later uninstalled it and loaded the LV Runtime and a built executable. I try to stay out of the registry!
yours sincerely
John

[Aname]

Andy Toth wrote in news:5065000000080000008D000100-
1079395200000@exchange.ni.com:

> I am trying to install third party VIs in LabVIEW 6.1 on a Windows XP
> Home Edition. The issue is that they did not locate LabVIEW although
> LabVIEW is installed. Is there a missing Key in the Windows Registry
> when LabVIEW 6.1 is installed in Windows XP? The same combination
> works fine on Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP Pro and can't locate the
> Windows XP Home Editionissue?
>

XP home has problems in general. Wouldn't advise using XP home at all.

JT.

[Andy Toth]

JT, Thanks for the reply. What I think that might be the issue is some type of security block with the latest WinXP Home Edition Update which prevents some installers like Install Shield from any having access the the Windows Registry. I do not have a definative proof, although all symptoms are pointing into that direction. If anyone knows what Microsoft had or is doing to WinXP Home Edition security please comment. This issue might affect third party vendors who generate tools for LaBVIEW into the future. Thanks again for your reply, Andy