LV 8.6 Student Edition with Windows 7

[Cantius]

In the middle of this semester, in which I'm taking a LabVIEW class, my laptop crashed.  I quickly replaced with a Gateway NetBook running Windows 7 Starter edition.  When I start to install LabVIEW 8.6 Student Edition, I get error windows:

LabVIEW Student Edition Software Suite

Error:  Windows SDK function returned an error (Error code-12)

End Error Report

Does LV 8.6 SE run under Win 7 Starter?  If not, will it run under a different (upgraded) version of Win 7?

Or am I just screwed?

[RavensFan]

Search the forums for "error 12" and sort by date.  Several people have had problems using Windows 7.

See these two links for some possible work arounds.

http://forums.ni.com/ni/board/message?board.id=170&message.id=453874

http://forums.ni.com/ni/board/message?board.id=170&message.id=452664

[Tim@UBC]

I am having a similar problem. I ma trying to install Labview 8.6 on an EeePC 1005HA running Windows 7 Starter Edition I don't get an error 12 message, it simply states "This product does not support Windows Starter Edition. Consult the documentation for operating system requirements."

I tired installing using the Troubleshooting Compatibilty mode as suggested in the other threads but got the same result.

Is there some sort of work around for this or do I have to pay for an upgrade? Will the Home version be enough?

Thanks,

Tim

[sahpe]

Hello all,

Versions of Windows 7 that do not have limitations causing problems with NI software include:

Home Premium

Professional

Enterprise

Ultimate

Other packages will show various errors.

I hope this helps,

Kind Regards,

Michael S.
Applications Engineer
NI UK & Ireland

Message Edited by sahpek on 12-24-2009 12:28 PM