How to run stand alone executables developed with different versions of LabView on the same system

[Yerffejj]

I am using LabVIEW 8.2 to develop a stand alone executable for a target system.  The target system already has a stand alone executable written by another vendor, using LabVIEW 7.1.  I installed the LV RunTime Engine for 8.2 which left the 7.1 engine intact (as it should).  The problem I am now having is that the drivers installed on the target system are incompatible with the NI-DMM vi's that I am using.  My concern is that if I replace the old drivers with the ones I am using on my development platform I may end up breaking the old software.  What would be an appropriate work around to ensure that the target system will be able to run both executables?  (FWIW the system will NOT be running both executables concurrently.)

The target system is an embedded PXI card cage, running Windows XP, with a NI PXI-4070 DMM (among other instruments, however I have had not had this issue with the NI-DAQmx drivers).

[DanRichards]

Hi Yerffejj,

Thanks for sharing your issue with the community. I am struggling to see what you mean by "break the software." If you only have the two executables and LV Run-Time versions 8.2 & 7.1, then you just need to go to http://www.ni.com/support/ » Drivers and Updates » Search within Results: » enter "NI-DMM" » GO to get the DMM driver you need. To see the driver you were using on the development machine, just go to Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX). The DMM driver should also automatically install DAQmx, NI-VISA, and NI-IVI, fyi.

Best wishes to you, and please let us know if that does not solve your problem.

Regards,

Dan Richards